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