Where does “basar” come from?
basar (Swedish) comes from Persian بازار, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
basar (Swedish): bazaar
Ancestry of “basar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | بازار | market; marketplace; bazaar |
| 2 | Middle Persian | wʾčʾl | market |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |