Where does “वाणिज्यिक” come from?

वाणिज्यिक (Hindi) comes from Hindi वाणिज्य, from Sanskrit वाणिज्य, from Sanskrit वणिज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

वाणिज्यिक (Hindi): commercial, pertaining to trade

Definitions

  1. commercial, pertaining to trade

Ancestry of “वाणिज्यिक”, step by step

वाणिज्यिक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi वाणिज्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवाणिज्यcommerce, trade
2Sanskritवाणिज्यcommerce
3Sanskritवणिज्a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Hindi इक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiइकAlternative form of एक
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit वणिज् →Every word from Sanskrit वाणिज्य →