Where does “sehrbaz” come from?

sehrbaz (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian سحرباز, from Persian سحر, from Arabic سِحْر, from Persian باز, from Middle Persian ʾpʾc.

sehrbaz (Azerbaijani): magician

Definitions

  1. magician

Ancestry of “sehrbaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسحربازmagician
2Persianسحرdawn; witchcraft, magic, sorcery, wizardry
3Arabicسِحْرspell; charm; magic, sorcery
4Persianبازopen; wide; again
5Middle Persianʾpʾc—
Every word from Middle Persian ʾpʾc →Every word from Persian باز →Every word from Arabic سِحْر →