Where does “വാണിജ്യം” come from?

വാണിജ്യം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit वाणिज्य, from Sanskrit वणिज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

വാണിജ്യം (Malayalam): commerce

Definitions

  1. commerce

Ancestry of “വാണിജ്യം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवाणिज्यcommerce
2Sanskritवणिज्a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit वणिज् →Every word from Sanskrit वाणिज्य →
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