Where does “Vásárhely” come from?

Vásárhely (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vásár, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Vásárhely (Hungarian): marketplace, market square

Definitions

  1. marketplace, market square

Ancestry of “Vásárhely”, step by step

Vásárhely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian vásár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvásárfair, market; sale, bargain
2Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Hungarian hely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhelyplace, location; space, room

Words derived from “Vásárhely”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Hungarian vásár →