Where does “niaga” come from?
niaga (Classical Malay) comes from Malay niaga, from Sanskrit वाणिज्यक, from Sanskrit वाणिज्य, from Sanskrit वणिज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
niaga (Classical Malay): trading
Ancestry of “niaga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | niaga | to trade |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वाणिज्यक | trader |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वाणिज्य | commerce |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वणिज् | a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “niaga”