Where does “pasar malam” come from?

pasar malam (Spanish) comes from Malay pasar malam, from Malay pasar, from Tamil பசார், from Classical Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

pasar malam (Spanish): an Indonesian or Malay night market

Definitions

  1. an Indonesian or Malay night market

Ancestry of “pasar malam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypasar malamnight market
2Malaypasarmarket
3Tamilபசார்
4Classical Persianبازار
5Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-