Where does “pasal” come from?

pasal (Coastal Kadazan) comes from Malay pasar, from Tamil பசார், from Classical Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

pasal (Coastal Kadazan): market

Definitions

  1. market

Ancestry of “pasal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypasarmarket
2Tamilபசார்—
3Classical Persianبازار—
4Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Classical Persian بازار →