Where does “niaga” come from?

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

niaga (Malay): to trade

Definitions

  1. to trade

Ancestry of “niaga”, step by step

niaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वाणिज्यक

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

via Classical Malay niaga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayniagatrading

Words derived from “niaga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit वणिज् →Every word from Sanskrit वाणिज्य →