Where does “bazar” come from?

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

bazar (Romanian): bazaar

Definitions

  1. bazaar

Ancestry of “bazar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbazarbazaar; junk, things; jumble
2Classical Persianبازار—
3Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Classical Persian بازار →
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