Where does “Bactria” come from?

Bactria comes from Ancient Greek Βακτριανή, a region in Central Asia whose etymology and original meaning are not established.

Bactria (English): The ancient name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya in West Asia, encompassing parts of northern Afghanistan, eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and northern Pakistan

Definitions

  1. The ancient name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya in West Asia, encompassing parts of northern Afghanistan, eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and northern Pakistan

Ancestry of “Bactria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΒακτρίᾱBactria
2Old Persian𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁Bactria

Words derived from “Bactria”

Every word from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 →Every word from Ancient Greek Βακτρίᾱ →