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Where does “Ulaanbaatar” come from?

Ulaanbaatar (English) comes from Mongolian Улаанбаатар, from Mongolian баатар, from Classical Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Proto-Mongolic *baxatur, from Proto-Turkic bagatur — hero.

Ancestry of “Ulaanbaatar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MongolianУлаанбаатарred hero
2Mongolianбаатарhero
3Classical Mongolianᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ—
4Mongolianᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ—
5Proto-Mongolic*baxatur—
6Proto-Turkicbagaturhero
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