Where does “سوداگر” come from?

سوداگر (Persian) comes from Persian سودا, from Arabic سَوْدَاء — black bile, melancholy; black.

سوداگر (Persian): merchant, trader

Definitions

  1. merchant, trader

Ancestry of “سوداگر”, step by step

سوداگر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سودا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسوداtrade
2Arabicسَوْدَاءblack bile, melancholy; black

via Persian ـگر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـگر-er

Words derived from “سوداگر”

Every word from Arabic سَوْدَاء →Every word from Persian سودا →