Where does “бъбрек” come from?

бъбрек (Bulgarian) comes from Turkish böbrek, from Ottoman Turkish بوبرك, from Proto-Turkic bögür — kidney; kidney; side of body.

бъбрек (Bulgarian): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “бъбрек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishböbrekkidney
2Ottoman Turkishبوبركkidney, the organ in the body that filters the blood
3Proto-Turkicbögürkidney; kidney; side of body
Every word from Proto-Turkic bögür →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوبرك →Every word from Turkish böbrek →