Where does “маги́я” come from?
маги́я (Bulgarian) comes from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš — to be able.
маги́я (Bulgarian): magic, sorcery, witchcraft, spell
Definitions
- magic, sorcery, witchcraft, spell
Ancestry of “маги́я”, step by step
маги́я traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French magie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 2 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 3 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
via Greek μαγεία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | μαγεία | magic, sorcery, witchcraft |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μαγείᾱ | theology of the Magians |
via Polish magia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | magia | magic |