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How interesting. 'Paisa' used in India as currency also sounds like peso, however, seems to have different origin: """The word paisa is from Hindi & Urdu paisā
by mkagenius 12y ago
How interesting.
'Paisa' used in India as currency also sounds like peso, however, seems to have different origin:
"""The word paisa is from Hindi & Urdu paisā, a quarter-anna coin, ultimately from Sanskrit term padāṁśa meaning 'quarter part', from pada "foot or quarter" and aṁśa "part".""" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisa
- burrox 12y agoIt's also how we denote the people of a certain region in Colombia. I don't think it's related though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisa_Region http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisa_Region