Where does “pasar” come from?

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

pasar (Malay): market

Definitions

  1. market

Ancestry of “pasar”, step by step

pasar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பசார்

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

via Persian بازار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبازارmarket; marketplace; bazaar
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “pasar”

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