Where does “վաճառական” come from?

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

վաճառական (Armenian): merchant; commercial; trade

Definitions

  1. merchant; commercial; trade

Ancestry of “վաճառական”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվաճառականmerchant, trader; tradesman, shopkeeper, dealer
2Old Armenianվաճառtrade, commerce, dealings; merchandise, goods,...
3Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾlEvery word from Old Armenian վաճառ