Where does “նպարավաճառ” come from?

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

նպարավաճառ (Armenian): grocer

Definitions

  1. grocer

Ancestry of “նպարավաճառ”, step by step

նպարավաճառ 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 նպար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնպարvictuals, groceries
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Old Armenian վաճառ →
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