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Where does “wʾčʾlkʾn'” come from?

wʾčʾlkʾn' (Middle Persian) comes from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

wʾčʾlkʾn' (Middle Persian): merchant

Definitions

  1. merchant

Ancestry of “wʾčʾlkʾn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “wʾčʾlkʾn'”

  • بازرگان
  • بازارگان
  • بازرگانی
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