Where does “Bulgarism” come from?

Bulgarism (English) comes 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.

Bulgarism (English): Bulgarian nationalism

Definitions

  1. Bulgarian nationalism

Ancestry of “Bulgarism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBulgaria—
2Medieval LatinBulgaria—
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 →
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