Where does “пазариште” come from?
пазариште (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian па̀за̄р, from Ottoman Turkish پازار, from Ottoman Turkish بازار, from Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
Ancestry of “пазариште”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | па̀за̄р | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پازار | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بازار | bazaar, marketplace; Sunday |
| 4 | Persian | بازار | market; marketplace; bazaar |
| 5 | Middle Persian | wʾčʾl | market |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |