Where does “vásárcsarnok” come from?

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

vásárcsarnok (Hungarian): market hall

Definitions

  1. market hall

Ancestry of “vásárcsarnok”, step by step

vásárcsarnok 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 csarnok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsarnokhall; train shed; covered market
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Hungarian vásár →