Where does “բուղա” come from?
բուղա (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian բուղայ, from Ottoman Turkish بوغا, from Proto-Turkic bukā.
բուղա (Armenian): bull
Ancestry of “բուղա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Armenian | բուղայ | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بوغا | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bukā | — |