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
- dawn, daybreak; enchantment, sorcery, magic,...
Ancestry of “سحر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | سحر | — |
| 2 | Arabic | سِحْر | spell; charm; magic, sorcery |
| 3 | Persian | باز | open; wide; again |
| 4 | Middle Persian | ʾpʾc | — |