Where does “nazar” come from?
nazar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish نظر, from Arabic نَظَر — eyesight; outlook.
nazar (Serbo-Croatian): evil eye
Ancestry of “nazar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | نظر | — |
| 2 | Arabic | نَظَر | eyesight; outlook |