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
Ancestry of “b(ʾ)ht'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | bagta- | assigned, allotted; fate |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |
Words derived from “b(ʾ)ht'”