Where does “Akhtar” come from?

Akhtar (English) comes from Urdu اختر, from Classical Persian اَخْتَر, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭫.

Ancestry of “Akhtar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduاخترstar
2Classical Persianاَخْتَر—
3Middle Persian𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭫—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭫 →Every word from Classical Persian اَخْتَر →Every word from Urdu اختر →