Where does “чаршија” come from?

чаршија (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چارشی, from Persian چارسو, from Persian سو, from Middle Persian swk' — side, direction; burn, burning; burning,...

чаршија (Macedonian): downtown

Definitions

  1. downtown

Ancestry of “чаршија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچارشی—
2Persianچارسو—
3Persianسوdirection, side
4Middle Persianswk'side, direction; burn, burning; burning,...
Every word from Middle Persian swk' →Every word from Persian سو →Every word from Persian چارسو →