Where does “pasar swalayan” come from?

pasar swalayan (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 swalayan (Indonesian): supermarket: a large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods and/or clothing

Definitions

  1. supermarket: a large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods and/or clothing

Ancestry of “pasar swalayan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpasarmarket
2Malaypasarmarket
3Tamilபசார்—
4Classical Persianبازار—
5Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Classical Persian بازار →