Where does “bazar” come from?

bazar (Italian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بازار, from Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

bazar (Italian): bazaar

Definitions

  1. bazaar

Ancestry of “bazar”, step by step

bazar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish بازار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبازارbazaar, marketplace; Sunday
2Persianبازارmarket; marketplace; bazaar
3Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Hindi बाज़ार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबाज़ारmarket; bazaar

Words derived from “bazar”

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