Where does “विक्रेता” come from?

विक्रेता (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit विक्रेतृ, from Sanskrit क्रेतृ, from Sanskrit क्री, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.

विक्रेता (Hindi): seller

Definitions

  1. seller

Ancestry of “विक्रेता”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविक्रेतृseller, one who sells
2Sanskritक्रेतृbuyer, purchaser
3Sanskritक्रीto buy
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷreyh₂-to buy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit क्री →Every word from Sanskrit क्रेतृ →