Where does “بازرگان” come from?

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

بازرگان (Persian): merchant, trader

Definitions

  1. merchant, trader

Ancestry of “بازرگان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبازارگان—
2Middle Persianwʾčʾlkʾn'merchant
3Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “بازرگان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾlkʾn' →