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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Gujarati | વાણિયો | merchant |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वाणिज | merchant, trader; the submarine fire |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वणिज् | a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “بَنِيَان”