Where does “nazar” come from?

nazar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish نظر, from Arabic نَظَر — eyesight; outlook.

nazar (Serbo-Croatian): evil eye

Definitions

  1. evil eye

Ancestry of “nazar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishنظرlook
2Arabicنَظَرeyesight; outlook
Every word from Arabic نَظَر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish نظر →