Where does “siir” come from?

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

siir (Romansch): axe

Definitions

  1. axe

Ancestry of “siir”, step by step

siir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic سِحْر

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

via Latin secūris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecūrisan axe, hatchet with a broad edge
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “siir”

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