Where does “baniani” come from?

baniani (Swahili) comes from Arabic بَنْيَان, from Gujarati વાણિયો, from Sanskrit वाणिज, from Sanskrit वणिज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

baniani (Swahili): banyan; Hindu

Definitions

  1. banyan; Hindu

Ancestry of “baniani”, step by step

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