Where does “basar” come from?

basar (Catalan) comes from Catalan base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

basar (Catalan): bazaar; to base

Definitions

  1. bazaar; to base

Ancestry of “basar”, step by step

basar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan base

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbasebase; basis; grounding
2LatinbasisA pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The...
3Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Persian بازار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبازارmarket; marketplace; bazaar
2Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “basar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →