Where does “bazar” come from?
bazar (Portuguese) comes from Italian bazar, from Ottoman Turkish بازار, from Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
bazar (Portuguese): bazaar a covered or enclosed public marketplace, especially one in the Middle East
Definitions
- bazaar a covered or enclosed public marketplace, especially one in the Middle East
Ancestry of “bazar”, step by step
bazar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bazar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Kimbundu baza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimbundu | baza | to castrate |