Where does “sîr” come from?

sîr (Mizo) comes from Romansch siir, from Arabic سِحْر, from Persian باز, from Middle Persian ʾpʾc.

sîr (Mizo): side

Definitions

  1. side

Ancestry of “sîr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanschsiiraxe
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 →