Where does “bȁht” come from?

bȁht (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

bȁht (Serbo-Croatian): luck

Definitions

  1. luck

Ancestry of “bȁht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبختluck; fortune
2Persianبختfortune, prosperity, felicity, happiness; luck;...
3Middle Persianb(ʾ)ht'fortune, luck
4Proto-Iranianbagta-assigned, allotted; fate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “bȁht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Iranian bagta- →Every word from Middle Persian b(ʾ)ht' →