Where does “baniano” come from?

baniano (Spanish) comes from Portuguese baniano, from Arabic بَنِيَان, from Gujarati વાણિયો, from Sanskrit वाणिज, from Sanskrit वणिज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

baniano (Spanish): banyan

Definitions

  1. banyan

Ancestry of “baniano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebanianobanyan
2Arabicبَنِيَان—
3Gujaratiવાણિયોmerchant
4Sanskritवाणिजmerchant, trader; the submarine fire
5Sanskritवणिज्a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit वणिज् →Every word from Sanskrit वाणिज →