Where does “basar” come from?
basar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Italian bazar, from Ottoman Turkish بازار, from Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
basar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bazaar; indefinite plural of base
Definitions
- a bazaar; indefinite plural of base
Ancestry of “basar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | bazar | bazaar |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بازار | bazaar, marketplace; Sunday |
| 3 | Persian | بازار | market; marketplace; bazaar |
| 4 | Middle Persian | wʾčʾl | market |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |