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Where does “بازرگانی” come from?

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

بازرگانی (Persian): merchandise, trade

Definitions

  1. merchandise, trade

Ancestry of “بازرگانی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبازرگانmerchant, trader
2Persianبازارگان—
3Middle Persianwʾčʾlkʾn'merchant
4Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →