Where does “батлија” come from?

батлија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ба̏хт, from Ottoman Turkish بخت, from Persian بخت, from Middle Persian b(ʾ)ht', from Proto-Iranian bagta-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

батлија (Serbo-Croatian): lucky person

Definitions

  1. lucky person

Ancestry of “батлија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianба̏хтluck
2Ottoman Turkishبختluck; fortune
3Persianبختfortune, prosperity, felicity, happiness; luck;...
4Middle Persianb(ʾ)ht'fortune, luck
5Proto-Iranianbagta-assigned, allotted; fate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g-Every word from Proto-Iranian bagta-Every word from Middle Persian b(ʾ)ht'
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