A monetary unit or standard of exchange, likely from historical East Asian or Central Asian commerce.
From Turkic, Persian, or Central Asian language origins; appears in historical trade documents. Exact etymology uncertain but likely related to currency or weight standards.
Ancient trade routes used different 'standards' for currency—what counted as money changed from city to city, which is why merchants needed to know dozens of currency exchange rates.
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