Where does “साहूकार” come from?

साहूकार (Hindi) comes from Hindi -कार, from Sanskrit -कार, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

साहूकार (Hindi): moneylender; merchant; shopkeeper

Definitions

  1. moneylender; merchant; shopkeeper

Ancestry of “साहूकार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-कारdoer
2Sanskrit-कारdoer
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “साहूकार”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit -कार →Every word from Hindi -कार →