Where does “مجاز” come from?

مجاز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic مجاز, from Arabic جَازَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

Ancestry of “مجاز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمجازpassing, passing by
2Arabicجَازَto pass, pass by; to pass by; to pass through
3Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
4PersianیاAPI •; or; either
5Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}

Words derived from “مجاز”

Every word from Arabic يَا →Every word from Persian یا →Every word from Arabic و →