Where does “سحر” come from?

سحر (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian سحر, from Arabic سِحْر, from Persian باز, from Middle Persian ʾpʾc.

سحر (Urdu): dawn, daybreak; enchantment, sorcery, magic,...

Definitions

  1. dawn, daybreak; enchantment, sorcery, magic,...

Ancestry of “سحر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianسحر—
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 →