Where does “pazarabb” come from?
pazarabb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pazar, from Hungarian pazarol, from Serbo-Croatian pazariti, from Serbo-Croatian pàzār, from Ottoman Turkish پازار, from Ottoman Turkish بازار, from Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl — to turn.
Ancestry of “pazarabb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | pazar | luxurious, lavish |
| 2 | Hungarian | pazarol | to squander, waste |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | pazariti | to buy; to do business, trade, buy and sell |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | pàzār | bazaar |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | پازار | — |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | بازار | bazaar, marketplace; Sunday |
| 7 | Persian | بازار | market; marketplace; bazaar |
| 8 | Middle Persian | wʾčʾl | market |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |