Where does “বাজার” come from?

বাজার (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

বাজার (Bengali): bazaar, market

Definitions

  1. bazaar, market

Ancestry of “বাজার”, step by step

বাজার traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian بازار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبازار—
2Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Persian بَازَار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبَازَار—

Words derived from “বাজার”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Classical Persian بازار →