Where does “banian” come from?
banian (Finnish) comes from English banyan, from Portuguese baniano, from Arabic بَنِيَان, from Gujarati વાણિયો, from Sanskrit वाणिज, from Sanskrit वणिज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
banian (Finnish): banyan
Ancestry of “banian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | banyan | An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money... |
| 2 | Portuguese | baniano | banyan |
| 3 | Arabic | بَنِيَان | — |
| 4 | Gujarati | વાણિયો | merchant |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वाणिज | merchant, trader; the submarine fire |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वणिज् | a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “banian”