Where does “բուղա” come from?

բուղա (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian բուղայ, from Ottoman Turkish بوغا, from Proto-Turkic bukā — bull.

բուղա (Armenian): bull

Definitions

  1. bull

Ancestry of “բուղա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianբուղայ—
2Ottoman Turkishبوغاbull, a domesticated adult male of the species Bos taurus, specifically one that is uncastrated
3Proto-Turkicbukābull
Every word from Proto-Turkic bukā →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوغا →Every word from Middle Armenian բուղայ →