Where does “बिचौलिया” come from?

बिचौलिया (Hindi) comes from Hindi बीच, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘, from Sanskrit वीच्य, from Sanskrit व्यञ्च्, from Sanskrit अञ्च्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanč-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enk- — curve, bend.

बिचौलिया (Hindi): middleman, broker

Definitions

  1. middleman, broker

Ancestry of “बिचौलिया”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबीचmiddle, center
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘—
3Sanskritवीच्य—
4Sanskritव्यञ्च्to bend asunder, make wide, extend
5Sanskritअञ्च्to bend, curve, incline, curl; to revere; to...
6Proto-Indo-IranianHanč-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enk-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanč- →Every word from Sanskrit अञ्च् →