Where does “bazar” come from?

bazar (Crimean Tatar) comes from Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

bazar (Crimean Tatar): bazaar, marketplace; Sunday

Definitions

  1. bazaar, marketplace; Sunday

Ancestry of “bazar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبازارmarket; marketplace; bazaar
2Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Persian بازار →