Sanskrit
Etymology
From वणिज् (vaṇíj, “merchant, trader”)
Noun
वणिज • (vaṇija) stem, ?
- trader
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀯𑀡𑀺𑀅 (vaṇia)
- Assamese: বনিয়া (bonia)
- Awadhi: 𑂥𑂢𑂱𑂨𑂰
- Bhojpuri: 𑂥𑂢𑂱𑂨𑂰 (baniyā)
- Hindi: बनिया (baniyā), बणिया (baṇiyā)
- Bihari: बनिया
- Kumaoni: बणिया (baṇiyā)
- Maithili: 𑒥𑒢𑒱𑒂𑓀 (baniā̃)
- Nepali: बनिया (baniyā)
- Odia: ବଣିଆ (baṇiā)
- Punjabi: ਬਾਣੀਾਂ (bāṇīā̃)
- Sindhi: 𑋛𑋌𑋪𑋘𑋧 (vaṇyo)