Where does “سحرباز” come from?

سحرباز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic سِحْر, from Persian باز, from Middle Persian ʾpʾc.

سحرباز (Ottoman Turkish): magician

Definitions

  1. magician

Ancestry of “سحرباز”, step by step

سحرباز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic سِحْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسِحْرspell; charm; magic, sorcery
2Persianبازopen; wide; again
3Middle Persianʾpʾc—

via Classical Persian سحرباز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianسحرباز—

Words derived from “سحرباز”

Every word from Middle Persian ʾpʾc →Every word from Persian باز →Every word from Arabic سِحْر →