Where does “سحر” come from?
سحر (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic سِحْر, from Persian باز, from Middle Persian ʾpʾc.
Ancestry of “سحر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | سِحْر | spell; charm; magic, sorcery |
| 2 | Persian | باز | open; wide; again |
| 3 | Middle Persian | ʾpʾc | — |