Where does “bahtiyar” come from?

bahtiyar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ﺑﺨﺘﻴﺎﺮ, from Persian بختیار, from Persian بخت, from Middle Persian b(ʾ)ht', from Proto-Iranian bagta-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

bahtiyar (Turkish): happy

Definitions

  1. happy

Ancestry of “bahtiyar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishﺑﺨﺘﻴﺎﺮ—
2Persianبختیارauspicious, lucky
3Persianبختfortune, prosperity, felicity, happiness; luck;...
4Middle Persianb(ʾ)ht'fortune, luck
5Proto-Iranianbagta-assigned, allotted; fate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “bahtiyar”

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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