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Where does “بَلَخْش” come from?

بَلَخْش (Arabic) comes from Persian بلخش, from Persian بدخش, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩, from Undetermined pati-axša-.

Ancestry of “بَلَخْش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبلخش—
2Persianبدخشbalas
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩viceroy
4Undeterminedpati-axša-—

Words derived from “بَلَخْش”

  • balas
  • bales
  • balais
  • balais
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