Where does “մանրավաճառ” come from?

մանրավաճառ (Armenian) comes from Armenian վաճառել, from Old Armenian վաճառեմ, from Old Armenian վաճառ, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

մանրավաճառ (Armenian): small dealer, retailer, grocer, hawker, peddler

Definitions

  1. small dealer, retailer, grocer, hawker, peddler

Ancestry of “մանրավաճառ”, step by step

մանրավաճառ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian վաճառել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվաճառելto sell
2Old Armenianվաճառեմto sell, to sell off
3Old Armenianվաճառtrade, commerce, dealings; merchandise, goods,...
4Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Armenian մանր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմանրsmall, little, petty, minute; fine; petty,...
2Old Armenianմանրsmall, minute, little, fine, subtile; slender,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥(H)u-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾlEvery word from Old Armenian վաճառ