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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; bazaar , especially one housing a rummage...

Definitions

  1. bazaar; bazaar , especially one housing a rummage...

Ancestry of “bazar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbazarbazaar
2Ottoman Turkishبازارbazaar, marketplace; Sunday
3Persianبازارmarket; marketplace; bazaar
4Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →