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
- lucky person