Where does “българщина” come from?

българщина (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian бъ́лгарин, 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.

българщина (Bulgarian): Bulgarianness the quality of being Bulgarian and the national character of Bulgarians

Definitions

  1. Bulgarianness the quality of being Bulgarian and the national character of Bulgarians

Ancestry of “българщина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбъ́лгаринmale Bulgarian
2Slavicблъгаринъ—
3Old Turkic𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀to stir; to produce a state of disorder, put in...
4Proto-Turkicbulgardisturber, disturbing
5Proto-Turkicbulga-to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder
Every word from Proto-Turkic bulga- →Every word from Proto-Turkic bulgar →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 →