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