Where does “bahtiyarlık” come from?

bahtiyarlık (Turkish) comes from Turkish bahtiyar, 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.

bahtiyarlık (Turkish): happiness

Definitions

  1. happiness

Ancestry of “bahtiyarlık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbahtiyarhappy
2Ottoman Turkishﺑﺨﺘﻴﺎﺮ—
3Persianبختیارauspicious, lucky
4Persianبختfortune, prosperity, felicity, happiness; luck;...
5Middle Persianb(ʾ)ht'fortune, luck
6Proto-Iranianbagta-assigned, allotted; fate
7Proto-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' →