Where does “巴剎” come from?
巴剎 (Chinese) comes from Malay pasar, from Tamil பசார், from Classical Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
巴剎 (Chinese): market; bazaar
Ancestry of “巴剎”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | pasar | market |
| 2 | Tamil | பசார் | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | بازار | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | wʾčʾl | market |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |