Where does “بَنِيَان” come from?

بَنِيَان (Arabic) comes from Gujarati વાણિયો, from Sanskrit वाणिज, from Sanskrit वणिज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “بَنِيَان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiવાણિયોmerchant
2Sanskritवाणिजmerchant, trader; the submarine fire
3Sanskritवणिज्a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “بَنِيَان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit वणिज् →Every word from Sanskrit वाणिज →