Where does “sahukar” come from?

sahukar (English) comes from Hindi साहूकार, from Hindi -कार, from Sanskrit -कार, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

sahukar (English): A moneylender

Definitions

  1. A moneylender

Ancestry of “sahukar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसाहूकारmoneylender; merchant; shopkeeper
2Hindi-कारdoer
3Sanskrit-कारdoer
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit -कार →Every word from Hindi -कार →