Where does “بازار” come from?

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

بازار (Urdu): market; bazaar

Definitions

  1. market; bazaar

Ancestry of “بازار”, step by step

بازار traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بازار

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

via Persian بَازَار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبَازَار—

via Classical Persian بازار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبازار—

Words derived from “بازار”

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