Where does “bazaar” come from?
Bazaar derives from Italian bazar, from Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl meaning marketplace.
bazaar (English): A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East...
Definitions
- A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East...
Ancestry of “bazaar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | bazar | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بازار | bazaar, marketplace; Sunday |
| 3 | Persian | بازار | market; marketplace; bazaar |
| 4 | Middle Persian | wʾčʾl | market |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “bazaar”