Where does “сихыр” come from?

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

сихыр (Bashkir): magic especially black magic; sorcery, wizardry, witchcraft, etc

Definitions

  1. magic especially black magic; sorcery, wizardry, witchcraft, etc

Ancestry of “сихыр”, step by step

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

Words derived from “сихыр”

Every word from Middle Persian ʾpʾc →Every word from Persian باز →Every word from Arabic سِحْر →