Where does “sihirbaz” come from?
sihirbaz (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish سحرباز, from Arabic سِحْر, from Persian باز, from Middle Persian ʾpʾc.
sihirbaz (Serbo-Croatian): magician
Ancestry of “sihirbaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سحرباز | magician |
| 2 | Arabic | سِحْر | spell; charm; magic, sorcery |
| 3 | Persian | باز | open; wide; again |
| 4 | Middle Persian | ʾpʾc | — |