Afrikaans belegger | ||
Albanian investitori | ||
Amharic ባለሀብት | ||
Arabic المستثمر | ||
Armenian ներդրող | ||
Assamese বিনিয়োগকাৰী | ||
Aymara qullqichir jaqi | ||
Azerbaijani investor | ||
Bambara waridonna | ||
Basque inbertitzailea | ||
Belarusian інвестар | ||
Bengali বিনিয়োগকারী | ||
Bhojpuri निवेशक के बा | ||
Bosnian investitor | ||
Bulgarian инвеститор | ||
Catalan inversor | ||
Cebuano tigpamuhunan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 投资者 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 投資者 | ||
Corsican investitore | ||
Croatian investitor | ||
Czech investor | ||
Danish investor | ||
Dhivehi އިންވެސްޓަރެވެ | ||
Dogri निवेशक दा | ||
Dutch investeerder | ||
English investor | ||
Esperanto investanto | ||
Estonian investor | ||
Ewe gadelawo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) mamumuhunan | ||
Finnish sijoittaja | ||
French investisseur | ||
Frisian ynvestearder | ||
Galician investidor | ||
Georgian ინვესტორი | ||
German investor | ||
Greek επενδυτής | ||
Guarani inversionista rehegua | ||
Gujarati રોકાણકાર | ||
Haitian Creole envestisè | ||
Hausa mai saka jari | ||
Hawaiian mea hoʻopukapuka kālā | ||
Hebrew משקיע | ||
Hindi इन्वेस्टर | ||
Hmong neeg ua lag luam | ||
Hungarian befektető | ||
Icelandic fjárfestir | ||
Igbo ọorụ | ||
Ilocano immuhusto | ||
Indonesian investor | ||
Irish infheisteoir | ||
Italian investitore | ||
Japanese 投資家 | ||
Javanese investor | ||
Kannada ಹೂಡಿಕೆದಾರ | ||
Kazakh инвестор | ||
Khmer វិនិយោគិន | ||
Kinyarwanda umushoramari | ||
Konkani गुंतवणूकदाराक मेळटा | ||
Korean 투자자 | ||
Krio invashɔn | ||
Kurdish veberhêner | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) وەبەرهێنەر | ||
Kyrgyz инвестор | ||
Lao ນັກລົງທືນ | ||
Latin investor | ||
Latvian ieguldītājs | ||
Lingala investisseur | ||
Lithuanian investuotojas | ||
Luganda omusigansimbi | ||
Luxembourgish investisseur | ||
Macedonian инвеститор | ||
Maithili निवेशक | ||
Malagasy mpampiasa vola | ||
Malay pelabur | ||
Malayalam നിക്ഷേപകൻ | ||
Maltese investitur | ||
Maori pūtea | ||
Marathi गुंतवणूकदार | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯏꯅꯚꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo investor a ni | ||
Mongolian хөрөнгө оруулагч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရင်းနှီးမြှုပ်နှံသူ | ||
Nepali लगानीकर्ता | ||
Norwegian investor | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wogulitsa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ନିବେଶକ | ||
Oromo invastara ta’e | ||
Pashto پانګوونکی | ||
Persian سرمایه گذار | ||
Polish inwestor | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) investidor | ||
Punjabi ਨਿਵੇਸ਼ਕ | ||
Quechua qullqi churaq | ||
Romanian investitor | ||
Russian инвестор | ||
Samoan tagata faʻafaigaluega tupe | ||
Sanskrit निवेशकः | ||
Scots Gaelic neach-tasgaidh | ||
Sepedi motsetedi | ||
Serbian инвеститор | ||
Sesotho motseteli | ||
Shona investor | ||
Sindhi سيڙپڪار | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ආයෝජකයා | ||
Slovak investor | ||
Slovenian investitor | ||
Somali maalgashade | ||
Spanish inversor | ||
Sundanese investor | ||
Swahili mwekezaji | ||
Swedish investerare | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) mamumuhunan | ||
Tajik сармоягузор | ||
Tamil முதலீட்டாளர் | ||
Tatar инвестор | ||
Telugu పెట్టుబడిదారుడు | ||
Thai นักลงทุน | ||
Tigrinya ኣውፋሪ | ||
Tsonga muvekisi | ||
Turkish yatırımcı | ||
Turkmen inwestor | ||
Twi (Akan) sikakorafo | ||
Ukrainian інвестор | ||
Urdu سرمایہ کار | ||
Uyghur مەبلەغ سالغۇچى | ||
Uzbek investor | ||
Vietnamese chủ đầu tư | ||
Welsh buddsoddwr | ||
Xhosa umtyali mali | ||
Yiddish ינוועסטער | ||
Yoruba oludokoowo | ||
Zulu umtshali-zimali |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Belegger comes from the Dutch verb 'beleggingen', meaning 'to place assets'. It can also refer to a security in an estate plan. |
| Albanian | The word "investitori" in Albanian comes from the Italian word "investitore", which means "an individual or institution that provides funds for a business venture". |
| Amharic | "ባለሀብት" can also mean "a wealthy person" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | In Arabic, "المستثمر" also refers to someone who benefits from or exploits something, such as resources or knowledge. |
| Azerbaijani | The word 'investor' in Azerbaijani, 'investor', derives from the Latin word 'investio', meaning 'to clothe'. It can also refer to the act of investing money or other resources for profit. |
| Basque | The word "inbertitzailea" comes from the Latin word "invertere", meaning "to turn in"} |
| Belarusian | The word "інвестар" in Belarusian is derived from the Latin word "investor" which means "to invest". |
| Bengali | The word "বিনিয়োগকারী" comes from the word "বিনিয়োগ" ("investment") and the suffix "-কারী" ("doer"), and it can also mean a "financier" or a "capitalist". |
| Bosnian | U bosanskom jeziku riječ „investitor“ ima i značenje „istražitelj“. |
| Bulgarian | "Инвеститор" comes from the French word "investir" which means "to clothe". |
| Catalan | "Inversor" in Catalan can also mean "inverter" (electrical device). |
| Cebuano | Tigpamuhunan is derived from the root word "pamuhunan", which means "investment" or "capital". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 投资者 (tóuzīzhě) can also refer to "speculator" in Mandarin Chinese. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 「投資者」一詞在中文中也有「投機者」之意,與英文「investor」涵義有別。 |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "investitore" also means "adventurer" and "pioneer". |
| Croatian | The word 'investitor' is also used metaphorically in Croatian to refer to someone who is deeply involved in a situation or issue. |
| Czech | Investor is derived from the Latin word "investire", meaning "to clothe" or "to cover". |
| Danish | The word "investor" in Danish is derived from the Latin word "investire", meaning "to clothe" or "to cover". This reflects the concept of investing as "putting money into" something for the purpose of growth or profit. |
| Dutch | The archaic meaning of "investeerder" is also the person holding a besieged castle against invaders. |
| Esperanto | Investo can mean investor or investment. |
| Estonian | Investor originates from the Latin word "invest", meaning "clothe" or "cover". |
| Finnish | The term "sijoittaja" is derived from the verb "sijoittaa," which means "to place" or "to put," referring to the action of allocating funds into investments. |
| French | Though it now solely denotes investors in French, "investisseur" originally referred to those being invested (i.e. knighted). |
| Frisian | Der Name "ynvestearder" leitet sich vom friesischen Wort "ynvestearring" ab, was "investieren" bedeutet. |
| Galician | "Investidor" en gallego procede del verbo "investir" (vestir) debido a que antiguamente el dinero se llevaba en una bolsa colgando de la vestimenta. |
| Georgian | "ინვესტორი" (investor) is related to the Latin word "investire," meaning "to clothe" or "to cover." |
| German | The word "Investor" can also refer to a person who invests time or effort in something. |
| Greek | The Greek word επενδυτής, meaning 'investor,' comes from the word ενδύω, meaning 'to put on.' |
| Gujarati | In Gujarati, "રોકાણકાર" is also used to describe a person who invests in real estate, a more specific usage than in English. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "envestisè" in Haitian Creole also means "someone who puts money in a business in order to earn a profit"} |
| Hausa | The Hausa word 'mai saka jari' literally translates to 'one who buys shares' |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word 'משקיע', meaning 'investor', derives from the verb 'השקיע', meaning 'to invest' or 'to put money into something'. |
| Hindi | In Sanskrit, "invest" meant "to clothe", and is possibly the origin of the word "investor" in Hindi. |
| Hmong | Neeg ua lag luam also means "person who does business" or "person who trades" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | The word "befektető" comes from the verb "befektetni," meaning "to invest" or "to put (money) into something." |
| Icelandic | "Fjárfestir" ultimately derives from the Old Norse "fé", meaning "money" or "livestock", and "festa", meaning "to make fast" or "to secure". |
| Igbo | The word "ọorụ" can also refer to a wealthy or influential person in Igbo society. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "investor" is derived from the English word "investor" and has the same meaning. |
| Irish | The term infheisteoir (investor) originates from the Irish words 'infheist' (investment) and 'oir' (person), implying an individual who engages in the act of investing. |
| Italian | The word "investitore" in Italian derives from the Latin verb "investire," meaning "to dress" or "to clothe," and has come to mean "one who invests". |
| Japanese | The word "投資家" ("investor") originally meant "a person who invests in a business or enterprise" in Japanese, but it has since come to be used more broadly to refer to "a person who invests money in any form". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word 'investor' can also mean 'capitalist' or 'financier'. |
| Kannada | ಹೂಡಿಕೆದಾರ also refers to a person who has a financial interest in a business or project. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "инвестор" (investor) is borrowed from the Russian word "инвестор" (investor). |
| Khmer | This word is derived from the Sanskrit word "viniyoga" meaning "act of committing, application, or investment". |
| Korean | "투자자"는 경영을 위임하는 개인 또는 주체를 뜻하기도 함. |
| Kurdish | The word is derived from the word "berh", meaning "profit". |
| Kyrgyz | Инвестор is a loanword from Russian. |
| Latin | The Latin "investor" can also mean a "garment" that covers something. |
| Latvian | The word "ieguldītājs" comes from the verb "ieguldīt," which means "to invest," and the suffix "-tājs," which indicates a person who performs an action. |
| Lithuanian | The word "investuotojas" is derived from the Latin word "investire," meaning "to clothe or cover." |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Investisseur" can also refer to a type of investment fund. |
| Macedonian | The word "инвеститор" in Macedonian is derived from the Latin word "investire", meaning "to clothe" or "dress". |
| Malagasy | The word "mpampiasa vola" is derived from the verb "mampiasa" (to use) and the noun "vola" (money), so it literally means "one who uses money". |
| Malay | The word "pelabur" in Malay comes from the Arabic word "al-mubashir" meaning "to inform beforehand" or "to notify". |
| Malayalam | The word "നിക്ഷേപകൻ" (investor) can also refer to a person who is responsible for the management and investment of funds, such as a financial advisor or money manager. |
| Maltese | The word "investitur" has an alternate meaning in Maltese, and it can also refer to an "investiture". |
| Maori | The Maori word "pūtea" is also used to mean "wealth" or "funds." |
| Nepali | The word "लगानीकर्ता" literally translates to "one who has invested money" in Nepali, implying active participation in monetary ventures. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "investor" is derived from the Latin word "investīre", which means "to clothe" or "to cover." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The term "wogulitsa" can also refer to a "shareholder," a "stakeholder," or a "share owner." |
| Pashto | The word "پانګوونکی" is also a term used in Pashto folklore to describe a mythical creature with the ability to bring good fortune. |
| Polish | In Polish, "inwestor" can also be translated as "beneficiary" or "shareholder". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese verb 'investir' derives from the Latin 'investire', which means 'to clothe'. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "investitor" also means "investigator". |
| Russian | Инвестор (investor) derives from the Latin verb "investire", meaning to dress or adorn oneself, but in Russian it has retained its original economic meaning. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "neach-tasgaidh" is formed from the root word "tasg" meaning "tax, duty, or burden". |
| Serbian | The word "инвеститор" can also refer to an investigator or researcher. |
| Sesotho | The noun 'motseteli' ('investor') is sometimes used with a sense of condemnation that it does not bear in English usage. |
| Shona | The Shona word "mutsidzi" also means "lender" or "creditor". |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "سيڙپڪار" ("investor") also has an alternate meaning of "business partner". |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "investor" can also refer to an inspector or examiner. |
| Slovenian | The word "investitor" in Slovenian also means "initiator" or "co-founder". |
| Somali | 'Maalgashade' is a compound of 'Maalgashi,' which means property or wealth, and 'haye' a suffix denoting a possessor, together meaning the possessor or owner of wealth or property. |
| Spanish | In Mexico, "inversor" can also refer to an air conditioner. |
| Sundanese | Di Sunda, "investor" disebut "pananam modal" yang berarti orang yang menanamkan modal pada suatu usaha. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "mwekezaji" originates from the Arabic word "muwazif," meaning "one who balances" or "equalizer." |
| Swedish | In Swedish, the word “investerare” also means “to cover with plaster”. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "mamumuhunan" is derived from the root word "puhunan", which means "capital" or "investment". |
| Tajik | The word сармоягузор (investor) is derived from the Persian word سرمايهگذار, which means "capital investor." |
| Thai | The term "นักลงทุน" also carries a nuance of "risk-taking adventurers" as opposed to those who only save in banks. |
| Turkish | The word "yatırımcı" literally means "the one who lies down", referring to the idea of waiting patiently for a return on your investment. |
| Ukrainian | The word "інвестор" can also refer to a shareholder or a stockholder in the Ukrainian language. |
| Urdu | In Urdu, the word "سرمایہ کار" (investor) is derived from the root word "سرمایہ" (capital), which refers to the initial amount of money used to start a business or investment. |
| Uzbek | Инкасо (инкоссо) - это банковская операция, посредством которой банк, acting on his own behalf or on behalf of a third party, по поручению клиента получает (инкассирует) наличные денежные средства или иные платежи. |
| Vietnamese | The word "chủ đầu tư" in Vietnamese can also refer to a property developer or a principal in an investment project. |
| Welsh | "Buddsoddwr" is derived from the Old Welsh word "budd", meaning "advantage" or "benefit", and "dodwr", meaning "receiver", thus signifying "one who receives a benefit". |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "umtyali mali" is derived from the word "tyala", meaning "to bring" and "mali", meaning "wealth or property", thus denoting someone who "brings wealth" or "invests". |
| Yiddish | The word "ינוועסטער" (investor) in Yiddish is derived from the German word "Investor," meaning "one who invests." |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word 'oludokoowo' literally means 'owner of money', hence 'investor'. |
| Zulu | The word "umtshali-zimali" in Zulu is derived from the words "umtshali" (friend) and "zimali" (money), indicating a trusted relationship between the investor and the business. |
| English | The word 'investor' ultimately derives from the Latin verb 'investire', meaning 'to clothe', and was first used in English in the 16th century to refer to someone who invests money in a business. |