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Where does “basar” come from?

basar (Danish) comes from Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

basar (Danish): bazaar

Definitions

  1. bazaar

Ancestry of “basar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “basar”

  • basaari
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →