Where does “سحري” come from?

سحري (Arabic) comes from Arabic سِحْر, from Persian باز, from Middle Persian ʾpʾc.

سحري (Arabic): magic, magical

Definitions

  1. magic, magical

Ancestry of “سحري”, step by step

سحري traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic سِحْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسِحْرspell; charm; magic, sorcery
2Persianبازopen; wide; again
3Middle Persianʾpʾc

via Arabic ـِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Middle Persian ʾpʾcEvery word from Persian بازEvery word from Arabic سِحْر