Where does “بدبخت” come from?

بدبخت (Persian) comes from Persian بد, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

بدبخت (Persian): unfortunate, unlucky; a person of misfortune; one...

Definitions

  1. unfortunate, unlucky; a person of misfortune; one...

Ancestry of “بدبخت”, step by step

بدبخت traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبدbad; not good; evil; poorly, badly
2Middle Persian𐭯𐭥𐭭to; at; in
3Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
4Proto-Iranian*rādi-
5Proto-Iranian*rād-
6Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Persian بخت

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

Words derived from “بدبخت

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-