Where does “Badakhshan” come from?
Badakhshan (English) comes from Persian بدخشان, from Persian بدخش, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩, from Undetermined pati-axša-.
Badakhshan (English): named after the historical region
Definitions
- named after the historical region
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- | — |