Where does “niaga” come from?

niaga (Indonesian) comes from Malay niaga, from Sanskrit वाणिज्यक, from Sanskrit वाणिज्य, from Sanskrit वणिज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

niaga (Indonesian): trading

Definitions

  1. trading

Ancestry of “niaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayniagato trade
2Sanskritवाणिज्यकtrader
3Sanskritवाणिज्यcommerce
4Sanskritवणिज्a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “niaga”

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