Where does “بختسزلق” come from?
بختسزلق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ- — to protect.
بختسزلق (Ottoman Turkish): adversity, misfortune
Definitions
- adversity, misfortune
Ancestry of “بختسزلق”, step by step
بختسزلق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Omani Arabic لك
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omani Arabic | لك | — |
| 2 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 3 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 4 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 7 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
via Ottoman Turkish بختسز
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |