Where does “ვაჭარ” come from?

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

ვაჭარ (Bats): merchant, tradesman

Definitions

  1. merchant, tradesman

Ancestry of “ვაჭარ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianვაჭარიmerchant, tradesman
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 wʾčʾl →Every word from Old Armenian վաճառ →