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

Definitions

  1. trading

Ancestry of “niaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayniagato trade
2Sanskritवाणिज्यकtrader
3Sanskritवाणिज्यcommerce
4Sanskritवणिज्a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “niaga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit वणिज् →Every word from Sanskrit वाणिज्य →