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
Ancestry of “बिचौलिया”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | बीच | middle, center |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वीच्य | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | व्यञ्च् | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अञ्च् | to bend, curve, incline, curl; to revere; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hanč- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enk- | curve, bend |