Where does “b(ʾ)ht'” come from?

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

b(ʾ)ht' (Middle Persian): fortune, luck

Definitions

  1. fortune, luck

Ancestry of “b(ʾ)ht'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianbagta-assigned, allotted; fate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “b(ʾ)ht'”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Iranian bagta- →