Where does “बिक्री” come from?

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

बिक्री (Hindi): selling; sales, trade; revenue; earnings from...

Definitions

  1. selling; sales, trade; revenue; earnings from...

Ancestry of “बिक्री”, 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- →Every word from Sanskrit क्री →Every word from Sanskrit विक्रीयते →