Where does “гларус” come from?

гларус (Bulgarian) comes from Greek γλάρος, from Ancient Greek λάρος, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

гларус (Bulgarian): herring gull

Definitions

  1. herring gull

Ancestry of “гларус”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγλάροςgull, seagull
2Ancient Greekλάροςkind of ravenous sea bird, perhaps the seamew,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek λάρος →Every word from Greek γλάρος →