Where does “база́р” come from?
база́р (Russian) comes from Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
база́р (Russian): market, bazaar
Ancestry of “база́р”, step by step
база́р traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian بازار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | بازار | market; marketplace; bazaar |
| 2 | Middle Persian | wʾčʾl | market |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Russian пожа́р
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | пожа́р | fire, conflagration (occurrence of fire in a certain place) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *požarъ | fire (occurrence of fire in a certain place) |
Words derived from “база́р”