Where does “базар” come from?

базар (Southern Altai) comes from Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

базар (Southern Altai): market

Definitions

  1. market

Ancestry of “базар”, step by step

базар traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بازار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبازارmarket; marketplace; bazaar
2Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Proto-Turkic bas-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbas-to press

Words derived from “базар”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Persian بازار →