Where does “ვაჭარი” come from?

ვაჭარი (Georgian) comes from Old Armenian վաճառ, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

ვაჭარი (Georgian): merchant, tradesman

Definitions

  1. merchant, tradesman

Ancestry of “ვაჭარი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվաճառtrade, commerce, dealings; merchandise, goods,...
2Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “ვაჭარი

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾlEvery word from Old Armenian վաճառ