Where does “bulğar” come from?

bulğar (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian Булгар, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, 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.

bulğar (Crimean Tatar): Bulgarian

Definitions

  1. Bulgarian

Ancestry of “bulğar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianБулгар—
2Medieval LatinBulgarusBulgarian; Bulgar
3Slavicблъгаринъ—
4Old Turkic𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀to stir; to produce a state of disorder, put in...
5Proto-Turkicbulgardisturber, disturbing
6Proto-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 →