Where does “بازار” come from?

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

بازار (Persian): market; marketplace; bazaar

Definitions

  1. market; marketplace; bazaar

Ancestry of “بازار”, step by step

بازار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian wʾčʾl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Proto-Indo-European wes-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “بازار”

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