Words that come from Proto-Turkic “bulga-”

137 words across 54 languages descend from Proto-Turkic bulga- — including Bulgaria, Bulgarian, bugger, Bulgar, buggery, bogger, buggerer, buggeration.

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English (26)

Romanian (15)

French (12)

Finnish (8)

Portuguese (5)

Azerbaijani (5)

Latvian (4)

Bulgarian (4)

Lithuanian (3)

Italian (3)

Polish (3)

Turkish (2)

Old French (2)

Spanish (2)

Medieval Latin (2)

Esperanto (2)

Laz (2)

Karipúna Creole French (1)

Chinese (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Old Turkic (1)

Seychellois Creole (1)

Assamese (1)

Hindi (1)

Mauritian Creole (1)

Proto-Turkic (1)

Antillean Creole (1)

Slavic (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Middle English (1)

Late Latin (1)

Ottoman Turkish (1)

Central Nahuatl (1)

Russian (1)

Louisiana Creole (1)

Réunion Creole French (1)

Hawaiian Creole (1)

Karaim (1)

Cornish (1)

Indonesian (1)

Khalaj (1)

Crimean Tatar (1)

Catalan (1)

Yoruba (1)

Bashkir (1)

Southern Altai (1)

Kyrgyz (1)

Northern Altai (1)

Chuvash (1)

Bulgar (1)

Thai (1)

Burmese (1)

Cherokee (1)

Korean (1)

Words from Proto-Turkic bulga- — 137 descendants | Etymology Explorer