Where does “Bulgar” come from?

Bulgar (English) comes 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.

Bulgar (English): A member of a migratory Turkic people from...

Definitions

  1. A member of a migratory Turkic people from...

Ancestry of “Bulgar”, step by step

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