Where does “pasar rakyat” come from?

pasar rakyat (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian pasar, from Malay pasar, from Tamil பசார், from Classical Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

pasar rakyat (Indonesian): traditional market

Definitions

  1. traditional market

Ancestry of “pasar rakyat”, step by step

pasar rakyat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian pasar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpasarmarket
2Malaypasarmarket
3Tamilபசார்—
4Classical Persianبازار—
5Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Indonesian rakyat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianrakyatcitizen, subject; people, populace; folk
2Malayrakyatcitizen, subject; people, populace; folk
3Arabicرَعِيَّةsubject; herd, flock; citizens, flock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Classical Persian بازار →