Where does “баксуз” come from?
баксуз (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بختسز, from Ottoman Turkish بخت, from Persian بخت, from Middle Persian b(ʾ)ht', from Proto-Iranian bagta-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.
баксуз (Macedonian): bad luck; person having bad luck
Definitions
- bad luck; person having bad luck
Ancestry of “баксуз”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بختسز | unlucky, unfortunate, hapless; a person of... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بخت | luck; fortune |
| 3 | Persian | بخت | fortune, prosperity, felicity, happiness; luck;... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | b(ʾ)ht' | fortune, luck |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | bagta- | assigned, allotted; fate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |