Where does “Bañaga” come from?
Bañaga (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog banyaga, from Malay berniaga, from Classical Malay beniaga, from Sanskrit वाणिज्यक, from Sanskrit वाणिज्य, from Sanskrit वणिज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
Ancestry of “Bañaga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | banyaga | foreign; foreigner |
| 2 | Malay | berniaga | to trade |
| 3 | Classical Malay | beniaga | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वाणिज्यक | trader |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वाणिज्य | commerce |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वणिज् | a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |