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- Old Persian · derived from𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΒακτρίᾱ
- Latin · derived fromBactria
- English todayBactria
From Latin Bactria, from Ancient Greek Βακτρίᾱ (Baktríā), from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 (b-a-x-t-r-i-š /bâxtriš/). Compare Persian باختر (bâxtar) and Hindi बाख़्त्र (bāxtra), बाख़्तर (bāxtar).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.