Where does “Бақтияр” come from?

Бақтияр (Kazakh) comes from Persian بختیار, from Persian بخت, from Middle Persian b(ʾ)ht', from Proto-Iranian bagta-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

Бақтияр (Kazakh): Bakhtiar, Bakhtiyar

Definitions

  1. Bakhtiar, Bakhtiyar

Ancestry of “Бақтияр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبختیارauspicious, lucky
2Persianبختfortune, prosperity, felicity, happiness; luck;...
3Middle Persianb(ʾ)ht'fortune, luck
4Proto-Iranianbagta-assigned, allotted; fate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Iranian bagta- →Every word from Middle Persian b(ʾ)ht' →