Where does “сихырсы” come from?

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

сихырсы (Bashkir): magician especially black-hat magician; sorcerer, wizard

Definitions

  1. magician especially black-hat magician; sorcerer, wizard

Ancestry of “сихырсы”, step by step

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