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Where does “बिकवाल” come from?

बिकवाल (Hindi) comes from Hindi बिकना, from Sanskrit विक्रीयते, from Sanskrit क्री, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.

बिकवाल (Hindi): seller, small vendor

Definitions

  1. seller, small vendor

Ancestry of “बिकवाल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबिकनाto be sold; to be bought; to be auctioned off
2Sanskritविक्रीयते—
3Sanskritक्रीto buy
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷreyh₂-to buy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- →