Where does “seħer” come from?

seħer (Maltese) comes from Arabic سِحْر, from Persian باز, from Middle Persian ʾpʾc.

seħer (Maltese): magic spell

Definitions

  1. magic spell

Ancestry of “seħer”, step by step

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