Where does “baksuz” come from?
baksuz (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بختسز, 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.
baksuz (Serbo-Croatian): jinx, bad luck; jinx; person having bad luck
Definitions
- jinx, bad luck; jinx; person having bad luck
Ancestry of “baksuz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بختسز | unlucky, unfortunate, hapless; a person of... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بخت | luck; fortune |
| 3 | Persian | بخت | fortune, prosperity, felicity, happiness; luck;... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | b(ʾ)ht' | fortune, luck |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | bagta- | assigned, allotted; fate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |