Where does “Badakhshan” come from?

Badakhshan (English) comes from Persian بدخشان, from Persian بدخش, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩, from Undetermined pati-axša-.

Ancestry of “Badakhshan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	بدخشان	Badakhshan
2	Persian	بدخش	balas
3	Middle Persian	𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩	viceroy
4	Undetermined	pati-axša-	—

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