Where does “вашар” come from?

вашар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian vásár, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

вашар (Serbo-Croatian): fair, market

Definitions

  1. fair, market

Ancestry of “вашар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvásárfair, market; sale, bargain
2Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Hungarian vásár →