Where does “бъ́лгарин” come from?

бъ́лгарин (Bulgarian) comes from Slavic блъгаринъ, from Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀, from Proto-Turkic bulgar, from Proto-Turkic bulga- — to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder.

бъ́лгарин (Bulgarian): male Bulgarian

Definitions

  1. male Bulgarian

Ancestry of “бъ́лгарин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slavicблъгаринъ—
2Old Turkic𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀to stir; to produce a state of disorder, put in...
3Proto-Turkicbulgardisturber, disturbing
4Proto-Turkicbulga-to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder

Words derived from “бъ́лгарин”

Every word from Proto-Turkic bulga- →Every word from Proto-Turkic bulgar →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 →