Where does “zsibvásár” come from?

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

zsibvásár (Hungarian): flea market

Definitions

  1. flea market

Ancestry of “zsibvásár”, step by step

zsibvásár 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 zsib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsibthief; junk, odds and ends

Words derived from “zsibvásár”

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