Where does “basaari” come from?
basaari (Finnish) comes from Danish basar, from Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
basaari (Finnish): bazaar
Ancestry of “basaari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | basar | bazaar |
| 2 | Persian | بازار | market; marketplace; bazaar |
| 3 | Middle Persian | wʾčʾl | market |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |