Where does “ബനിയൻ” come from?

ബനിയൻ (Malayalam) comes from English banyan, from Portuguese baniano, from Arabic بَنِيَان, from Gujarati વાણિયો, from Sanskrit वाणिज, from Sanskrit वणिज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ബനിയൻ (Malayalam): vest; an undershirt; a singlet

Definitions

  1. vest; an undershirt; a singlet

Ancestry of “ബനിയൻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbanyanAn Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money...
2Portuguesebanianobanyan
3Arabicبَنِيَان—
4Gujaratiવાણિયોmerchant
5Sanskritवाणिजmerchant, trader; the submarine fire
6Sanskritवणिज्a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit वणिज् →Every word from Sanskrit वाणिज →