Where does “พาณิชย์” come from?

พาณิชย์ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit वाणिज्य, from Sanskrit वणिज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

พาณิชย์ (Thai): commerce

Definitions

  1. commerce

Ancestry of “พาณิชย์”, step by step

พาณิชย์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वाणिज्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवाणिज्यcommerce
2Sanskritवणिज्a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Pali vaṇijjā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivaṇijjātrade; trading
2Sanskritवणिज्याtrade

Words derived from “พาณิชย์”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit वणिज् →Every word from Sanskrit वाणिज्य →