Where does “բախտ” come from?

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

բախտ (Old Armenian): luck; good fortune, prosperity, luck; destiny,...

Definitions

  1. luck; good fortune, prosperity, luck; destiny,...

Ancestry of “բախտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanibaxtluck; happiness
2Persianبختfortune, prosperity, felicity, happiness; luck;...
3Middle Persianb(ʾ)ht'fortune, luck
4Proto-Iranianbagta-assigned, allotted; fate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “բախտ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Iranian bagta- →Every word from Middle Persian b(ʾ)ht' →