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
Ancestry of “banianviikuna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | banian | banyan |
| 2 | English | banyan | An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money... |
| 3 | Portuguese | baniano | banyan |
| 4 | Arabic | بَنِيَان | — |
| 5 | Gujarati | વાણિયો | merchant |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वाणिज | merchant, trader; the submarine fire |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वणिज् | a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |