Afrikaans verskaffer | ||
Albanian ofruesi | ||
Amharic አቅራቢ | ||
Arabic مزود | ||
Armenian մատակարարը | ||
Assamese প্ৰদানকাৰী | ||
Aymara ukaxa churatarakiwa | ||
Azerbaijani provayder | ||
Bambara furakɛlikɛla | ||
Basque hornitzailea | ||
Belarusian пастаўшчык | ||
Bengali প্রদানকারী | ||
Bhojpuri प्रदाता के ह | ||
Bosnian provajder | ||
Bulgarian доставчик | ||
Catalan proveïdor | ||
Cebuano tagahatag | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 提供者 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 提供者 | ||
Corsican fornitore | ||
Croatian davatelja usluga | ||
Czech poskytovatel | ||
Danish udbyder | ||
Dhivehi ޕްރޮވައިޑަރެވެ | ||
Dogri प्रदाता | ||
Dutch provider | ||
English provider | ||
Esperanto provizanto | ||
Estonian pakkuja | ||
Ewe dɔwɔƒe si naa kpekpeɖeŋu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) provider | ||
Finnish palveluntarjoaja | ||
French fournisseur | ||
Frisian oanbieder | ||
Galician provedor | ||
Georgian პროვაიდერი | ||
German anbieter | ||
Greek προμηθευτής | ||
Guarani ome’ẽva | ||
Gujarati પ્રદાતા | ||
Haitian Creole founisè | ||
Hausa mai badawa | ||
Hawaiian mea lawelawe | ||
Hebrew ספק | ||
Hindi प्रदाता | ||
Hmong chaw muab kev pab | ||
Hungarian szolgáltató | ||
Icelandic veitandi | ||
Igbo na-eweta | ||
Ilocano mangipapaay | ||
Indonesian pemberi | ||
Irish soláthraí | ||
Italian provider | ||
Japanese プロバイダー | ||
Javanese panyedhiya | ||
Kannada ಒದಗಿಸುವವರು | ||
Kazakh жеткізуші | ||
Khmer អ្នកផ្តល់ | ||
Kinyarwanda utanga | ||
Konkani पुरवणदाराक मेळटा | ||
Korean 공급자 | ||
Krio di pɔsin we de gi di tin dɛn | ||
Kurdish dabînker | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) دابینکەر | ||
Kyrgyz камсыздоочу | ||
Lao ຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການ | ||
Latin provisor | ||
Latvian sniedzējs | ||
Lingala mopesi ya biloko | ||
Lithuanian teikėjas | ||
Luganda omuwa obuyambi | ||
Luxembourgish provider | ||
Macedonian давател на услуги | ||
Maithili प्रदाता | ||
Malagasy mpamatsy | ||
Malay penyedia | ||
Malayalam ദാതാവ് | ||
Maltese fornitur | ||
Maori kaiwhakarato | ||
Marathi प्रदाता | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯚꯥꯏꯗꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo provider a ni | ||
Mongolian үйлчилгээ үзүүлэгч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပေးသူ | ||
Nepali प्रदायक | ||
Norwegian forsørger | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wothandizira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପ୍ରଦାନକାରୀ | | ||
Oromo dhiyeessaa | ||
Pashto چمتو کونکی | ||
Persian تامین کننده | ||
Polish dostawca | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) fornecedor | ||
Punjabi ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੇ | ||
Quechua quq | ||
Romanian furnizor | ||
Russian провайдер | ||
Samoan tautua | ||
Sanskrit प्रदाता | ||
Scots Gaelic solaraiche | ||
Sepedi moabi | ||
Serbian провајдер | ||
Sesotho mofani | ||
Shona mupi | ||
Sindhi فراهم ڪندڙ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සපයන්නා | ||
Slovak poskytovateľ | ||
Slovenian ponudnik | ||
Somali bixiye | ||
Spanish proveedor | ||
Sundanese panyadia | ||
Swahili mtoa huduma | ||
Swedish leverantör | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) tagabigay | ||
Tajik таъминкунанда | ||
Tamil வழங்குநர் | ||
Tatar тәэмин итүче | ||
Telugu ప్రొవైడర్ | ||
Thai ผู้ให้บริการ | ||
Tigrinya ወሃቢ ኣገልግሎት | ||
Tsonga muphakeri wa swilo | ||
Turkish sağlayıcı | ||
Turkmen üpjün ediji | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔdemafo | ||
Ukrainian провайдера | ||
Urdu فراہم کنندہ | ||
Uyghur تەمىنلىگۈچى | ||
Uzbek provayder | ||
Vietnamese các nhà cung cấp | ||
Welsh darparwr | ||
Xhosa umboneleli | ||
Yiddish שפּייַזער | ||
Yoruba olupese | ||
Zulu umhlinzeki |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans "verskaffer" literally means "procurement person" and is typically used to refer to a farm foreman who oversees the procurement of goods and services necessary for farm operations. |
| Albanian | The word "ofruesi" may also refer to a supplier or seller in a commercial context. |
| Amharic | አቅራቢ can be interpreted with multiple meanings, one being the person who provides an item or service and the other being the item or service that is provided. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "مزود" can also refer to a "trough" used to feed animals, or to "provisions" carried on a journey. |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "մատակարարը" (matakarary) likely derives from the Persian word "matak" (meaning "goods") or the Arabic word "matraha" (meaning "warehouse"). |
| Azerbaijani | The word "provayder" comes from the Russian word "провайдер", which means "provider". |
| Basque | Hornitzaile derives from 'to hornitu' which originated from a pre-Roman root that also gave us 'hornitu' ('to load'), 'ornitu' ('orderly, arranged'), 'hornitx' ('load, supply, stock, provisions') and 'arru' ('fruit'). |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word |
| Bengali | "প্রদানকারী" literally means 'one who provides', and can refer to various entities, such as individuals, organizations, or systems that offer support, resources, or assistance. |
| Bosnian | The word "provajder" also means "provider" in Bosnian as it is an adopted word from English. |
| Bulgarian | "Доставчик" also means "supplier" or "vendor" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | In medieval Catalan, 'proveïdor' also referred to the administrator of an army's supply train. |
| Cebuano | "Tagahatag" is a Cebuano word that originates from the root word "hatag," meaning "to give" or "to provide." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 提供者 in Chinese can also mean `sponsor, supplier`. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 提供者, in Traditional Chinese, originated from a term that meant "offering up", "presenting", "furnishing", "supplying" or "providing supplies to those who need them." |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "fornitore" is related to the French "fourniture" which means supplies |
| Croatian | The word "davatelja usluga" (provider) in Croatian is derived from the verb "davati" (to give), and can also refer to a person or organization that provides goods or services. |
| Czech | Czech "poskytovatel" derives from "poskytnutí" meaning "providing" and shares a common root with "postavit" meaning "to build" or "to erect". |
| Danish | The word "udbyder" originates from the verb "at udbyde", meaning "to offer or provide". |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "provider" can also refer to a lawyer who represents a party in legal proceedings. |
| Esperanto | The word "provizanto" can also refer to a person who supplies goods or services on a regular basis. |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "pakkuja" is also used to refer to a "bidder" or one who makes an offer. |
| Finnish | The word "palveluntarjoaja" also means "supplier" and is derived from the words "palvelu" ("service") and "tarjoaja" ("provider"). |
| French | The word fournisseur in French can also mean |
| Frisian | In Söl'ring Frisian, the word "oanbieder" can also mean "farmer" or "agricultural worker". |
| Galician | In Galician, "provedor" can also refer to "mayor" or "steward". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "პროვაიდერი" (provider) originates from the Latin "provideo" (to foresee, provide) and has been borrowed into Georgian through the Russian language. |
| German | The word "Anbieter" also has the alternate meaning of "offerer". |
| Greek | The word "προμηθευτής" is derived from the verb "προμηθεύω", which means to provide, procure, or foresee. |
| Haitian Creole | "Founisè" may also refer to a person preparing the corpse for a funeral. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, the word "mai badawa" has cognates in Fulfulde and Kanuri, which also mean "provider" or "provider of sustenance." |
| Hawaiian | "Mea lawelawe" can also mean "servant" or "assistant" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | In the bible, ספק translates also as “doubt”, which may have influenced the meaning of the word in modern Hebrew to mean uncertainty. |
| Hindi | प्रदाता (pradātā) comes from pra-'forth' + dā-'to give'. The term is often used in Sanskrit to refer to a deity or a king who offers gifts and protection to their devotees or subjects. |
| Hmong | Chaw muab kev pab, which means provider, can refer to a person or organization that supplies or furnishes goods or services. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, the word "szolgáltató" can refer to a service provider, supplier, vendor, or someone offering a service. |
| Icelandic | Veitandi may also refer to the provider of food for a wedding feast or a Christmas table. |
| Igbo | In the Ukwuani dialect of Igbo, the word "na-eweta" refers to a woman's firstborn child rather than a provider. |
| Indonesian | "Pemberi" (provider) is also a name given to the firstborn son of a Minangkabau family, symbolizing the continuity of the family line. |
| Irish | The word "soláthraí" in Irish can also refer to a "caterer" or a "peddler". |
| Italian | In Italian, the word "provider" can also refer to a supplier of a service or a person who gives sustenance or support. |
| Japanese | プロバイダー (Japanese: プロバイダー) is a loanword from the English word "provider". |
| Javanese | Panyedhiya, pronounced 'pan-ye'-dhia, is derived from the phrase 'penyedia daya', meaning 'supplier of power' in Indonesian. |
| Kannada | ಒದಗಿಸುವವರು is a Kannada word derived from the root "ಒದಗು" (odagu), which means "to provide", "to furnish", or "to supply". |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word |
| Korean | The word '공급자' (provider) is derived from the Korean word '공급' (to supply). |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "dabînker" comes from the verb "dabînkirin", meaning "to provide" and is related to the Persian word "dabir", meaning "scribe". |
| Latin | In Latin, "provisor" can also refer to a person who foresees or anticipates something. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "sniedzējs" also means "feeder" or "supplier". |
| Lithuanian | The word "teikėjas" can also mean "supplier" or "giver" in Lithuanian. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Provider" can also refer to a vendor who provides something, especially a food or beverage supplier. |
| Macedonian | In English, "давател на услуги" can also mean "person or company that provides professional services". |
| Malagasy | The word "mpamatsy" can also mean "nourisher" or "protector" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The Malay word "penyedia" ultimately derives from the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian root word "*pa-didi", which also means "to give" or "to provide" in many other Austronesian languages. |
| Malayalam | ദാതാവ്, a word with etymological roots in Sanskrit, bears additional connotations of "generator", "source", and "bestower" within the Malayalam context. |
| Maltese | The word "fornitur" in Maltese is derived from the Latin word "furnitor", meaning "one who supplies or provides." |
| Maori | Kaiwhakatato is a broad term that encompasses multiple meanings, including 'provider of food', 'protector', 'guardian', 'leader', and 'teacher'. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word 'प्रदाता' derives from the Sanskrit word 'प्रदाद' (pradada), which has the primary meaning of 'grandfather' or 'ancestor'. |
| Nepali | प्रदायक comes from the Sanskrit word “प्रा” (“prā”), meaning “replenish” or “furnish”. |
| Norwegian | The word derives from the Old Norse word "forsorge" meaning "taking care of"} |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "wothandizira" can also refer to a guardian or caretaker. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "چمتو کونکی" can mean both "provider" and "a woman who has lost her husband but is still married to his family." |
| Persian | In Persian, 'تامین کننده' ("provider") can also mean "guarantor", derived from the Arabic root "تمن" meaning "to insure". |
| Polish | Dostawca is derived from the verb "dostarczyć" (to deliver) and has the same root as "dostać" (to receive). |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, 'fornecedor' can also refer to a person who supplies goods or services. |
| Punjabi | The term "ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੇ" (provider) in Punjabi can also refer to an organization or entity responsible for offering specific goods or services. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "furnizor" ultimately derives from the Latin word "furnus," meaning "oven," as early suppliers often provided baked goods. |
| Russian | In Russian, "провайдер" can also refer to a software installer or a program that manages system resources. |
| Samoan | The word “tautua” can also mean “to be responsible for” or “to take care of”. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "solaraiche" can also mean "sustenance" or "nurse". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "провајдер" is often used in the context of internet and network services and, more recently, can also refer to providers of entertainment content, such as streaming video services. |
| Sesotho | The word "mofani" in Sesotho also means "a person who is responsible for providing for the needs of others". |
| Shona | Shona "mupi" can mean either "provider" or "farmer". |
| Sindhi | The word "فراهم ڪندڙ" can also mean "supplier" or "vendor" in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word “සපයන්නා” is derived from the root “සප” meaning "to give" or "to supply". It can also refer to a person who provides financial or emotional support. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "poskytovateľ" is also derived from the word "skytať" meaning "to grant" or "to furnish". |
| Slovenian | The word "ponudnik" is a noun derived from the verb "ponuditi" which means "to offer". |
| Somali | The word "bixiye" can also refer to a "father" or a "patron" in Somali culture. |
| Spanish | The term 'proveedor' in Spanish shares etymological roots with the English 'provisor' and 'provision', denoting one who supplies provisions or goods. |
| Sundanese | The word "panyadia" can also refer to a type of traditional Sundanese feast, where guests bring their own food to share. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "mtoa huduma" can also refer to a healthcare professional or service provider. |
| Swedish | "Leverantör" comes from the French word "livrer" meaning "to deliver." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "tagabigay" is derived from the Tagalog verb "bigay" (to give). |
| Tajik | The word is a compound formed out of the words "таъмин" ("to supply", "to procure" and the nominal suffix "-кунанда" (indicating the executor of an action). |
| Thai | The word "ผู้ให้บริการ" can also refer to "a person or organization that provides a service". |
| Turkish | Sağlayıcı also means "supplier" or "vendor" in Turkish, referring to entities that furnish goods or services to others. |
| Ukrainian | The word "провайдера" in Ukrainian can also mean "vendor" or "supplier" |
| Uzbek | "Provayder" (provider) means a person who provides something for another person or organization |
| Vietnamese | The word "nhà cung cấp" can also mean "vendor" or "supplier" in English. |
| Welsh | The word "darparwr" also means "supplier" or "donor". |
| Xhosa | The word "umboneleli" suggests nurturing and may indicate "an owner with cattle" or "a person who is given a beast, especially a young or pregnant female," or even a "person to whom land is given by a headman or chief for occupation in return for a beast in acknowledgment." |
| Yiddish | "שפּייַזער" is cognate with the English word "spice," the Proto-Indo-European root "*speik-" meaning "fat," and the Sanskrit "sphih" meaning "to swell." |
| Yoruba | "Olupese" also means "lord of the house" or "master of the house". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'umhlinzeki' literally means 'one who carries firewood on the back' and implies a sense of responsibility and nurturing. |
| English | "Provider" comes from "provide," which comes from Latin "providere," meaning "to foresee" or "to take care of." |