wʾčʾlkʾn'

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Middle Persian

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Etymology

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From wʾčʾl (/⁠wāzār⁠/) +‎ -kʾn' (/⁠(a)gān⁠/). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian wʾčʾrgʾn (wāzār(a)gān) and Old Armenian վաճառական (vačaṙakan), Iranian borrowing.

Noun

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wʾčʾlkʾn' (/wāzār(a)gān/)

  1. merchant

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “wāzāragān”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press