Where does “bazaar” come from?

bazaar (Dutch) comes from Middle French bazar, from Ottoman Turkish بازار, from Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

bazaar (Dutch): bazaar, a marketplace; fair

Definitions

  1. bazaar, a marketplace; fair

Ancestry of “bazaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbazar—
2Ottoman Turkishبازارbazaar, marketplace; Sunday
3Persianبازارmarket; marketplace; bazaar
4Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Persian بازار →