Where does “bazár” come from?
bazár (Hungarian) comes from German Basar, from French bazar, from Classical Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
bazár (Hungarian): bazaar
Ancestry of “bazár”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Basar | bazaar |
| 2 | French | bazar | bazaar; junk, things; jumble |
| 3 | Classical Persian | بازار | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | wʾčʾl | market |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “bazár”