Where does “bajaj” come from?
bajaj (English) comes from Punjabi ਬਜਾਜ, from Ottoman Turkish بزاز, from Arabic بَزَّاز — draper, cloth merchant.
bajaj (English): A tuk-tuk
Ancestry of “bajaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਬਜਾਜ | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بزاز | cloth merchant, garment salesman, textile dealer,... |
| 3 | Arabic | بَزَّاز | draper, cloth merchant |