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

بازرگانی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بازرگان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبازرگانmerchant, trader
2Persianبازارگان
3Middle Persianwʾčʾlkʾn'merchant
4Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Persian ی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیthe grammatical particle ezafe; see...
2Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾlEvery word from Middle Persian wʾčʾlkʾn'