Where does “bəxtiyar” come from?

bəxtiyar (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian بختیار, from Persian بخت, from Middle Persian b(ʾ)ht', from Proto-Iranian bagta-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

bəxtiyar (Azerbaijani): happy

Definitions

  1. happy

Ancestry of “bəxtiyar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبختیارauspicious, lucky
2Persianبختfortune, prosperity, felicity, happiness; luck;...
3Middle Persianb(ʾ)ht'fortune, luck
4Proto-Iranianbagta-assigned, allotted; fate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Iranian bagta- →Every word from Middle Persian b(ʾ)ht' →