Where does “bulgarian” come from?
bulgarian (Finnish) comes from Finnish 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.
bulgarian (Finnish): Genitive singular form of bulgaria; of...
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- Genitive singular form of bulgaria; of...
Ancestry of “bulgarian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | bulgaria | The Bulgarian language |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Bulgaria | — |
| 3 | Slavic | блъгаринъ | — |
| 4 | Old Turkic | 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 | to stir; to produce a state of disorder, put in... |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | bulgar | disturber, disturbing |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | bulga- | to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder |
Words derived from “bulgarian”