Where does “Bulgarianness” come from?
Bulgarianness (English) comes from English Bulgarian, from English Bulgaria, from Medieval Latin Bulgaria, 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.
Bulgarianness (English): The quality of being Bulgarian
Definitions
- The quality of being Bulgarian
Ancestry of “Bulgarianness”, step by step
Bulgarianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bulgarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bulgarian | Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the... |
| 2 | English | Bulgaria | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Bulgaria | — |
| 4 | Slavic | блъгаринъ | — |
| 5 | Old Turkic | 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 | to stir; to produce a state of disorder, put in... |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | bulgar | disturber, disturbing |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | bulga- | to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |