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

Definitions

  1. magician

Ancestry of “sihirbaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسحربازmagician
2Arabicسِحْرspell; charm; magic, sorcery
3Persianبازopen; wide; again
4Middle Persianʾpʾc—
Every word from Middle Persian ʾpʾc →Every word from Persian باز →Every word from Arabic سِحْر →