Where does “banianviikuna” come from?

banianviikuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish banian, 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.

banianviikuna (Finnish): banyan, banyan tree

Definitions

  1. banyan, banyan tree

Ancestry of “banianviikuna”, step by step

banianviikuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish banian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbanianbanyan
2EnglishbanyanAn Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money...
3Portuguesebanianobanyan
4Arabicبَنِيَان
5Gujaratiવાણિયોmerchant
6Sanskritवाणिजmerchant, trader; the submarine fire
7Sanskritवणिज्a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish viikuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviikunafig; fig, figtree
2Swedishfikona fig
3Middle Low Germanvige
4Vulgar Latinficafig; fig, fig-tree
5Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
6Phoenician??Ripe fig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Sanskrit वणिज्Every word from Sanskrit वाणिज