Where does “Bactrian” come from?

Bactrian (English) comes from English Bactria, from Ancient Greek Βακτρίᾱ, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 — Bactria.

Bactrian (English): Of or from Bactria

Definitions

  1. Of or from Bactria

Ancestry of “Bactrian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBactriaThe 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
2Ancient GreekΒακτρίᾱBactria
3Old Persian𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁Bactria

Words derived from “Bactrian”

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