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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

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

Words derived from “بازار”

  • bazaar
  • bazaarlike
  • cyberbazaar
  • superbazaar
  • bazar
  • базар
  • bazar
  • bazarder
  • Basar
  • bazar
  • 巴紮
  • 巴剎
  • 巴扎
  • basaari
  • basar
  • bazar
  • pazar
  • пазар
  • basar
  • بازار
  • σκλαβοπάζαρο
  • παζάρι
  • bazárok
  • bazár
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