Where does “چهارمحال و بختیاری” come from?

چهارمحال و بختیاری (Persian) comes from Persian و, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭣, from Old Persian 𐎢𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hutá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

Ancestry of “چهارمحال و بختیاری”, step by step

چهارمحال و بختیاری traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian و

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianوand
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭥𐭣
3Old Persian𐎢𐎫𐎠and
4Proto-Indo-IranianHutá
5Proto-Indo-IranianHu
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Persian بختیاری

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبختیاری

via Persian چهارمحال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچهارمحال
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hu
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