Where does “baza” come from?

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

baza (Dongxiang): city; marketplace

Definitions

  1. city; marketplace

Ancestry of “baza”, 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 →
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