Where does “charshí” come from?
charshí (Ladino) comes from Turkish çarşı, from Ottoman Turkish چارشی, from Persian چارسو, from Persian سو, from Middle Persian swk' — side, direction; burn, burning; burning,...
charshí (Ladino): covered bazaar, marketplace
Definitions
- covered bazaar, marketplace
Ancestry of “charshí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çarşı | From Persian چارسو 'chaharsu'; market; bazaar |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چارشی | — |
| 3 | Persian | چارسو | — |
| 4 | Persian | سو | Alternative form of سوی : direction, side; light,... |
| 5 | Middle Persian | swk' | side, direction; burn, burning; burning,... |