Where does “басма” come from?

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

басма (Southern Altai): printing, print

Definitions

  1. printing, print

Ancestry of “басма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Southern Altaiбазарmarket
2Persianبازارmarket; marketplace; bazaar
3Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Persian بازار →