Where does “bulgaro” come from?
bulgaro (Italian) comes from Bulgarian бъ́лгарин, 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.
bulgaro (Italian): Bulgarian
Definitions
- Bulgarian
Ancestry of “bulgaro”, step by step
bulgaro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian бъ́лгарин
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | бъ́лгарин | male Bulgarian |
| 2 | Slavic | блъгаринъ | — |
| 3 | Old Turkic | 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 | to stir; to produce a state of disorder, put in... |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | bulgar | disturber, disturbing |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | bulga- | to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder |
via Spanish búlgaro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | búlgaro | Bulgarian; a Bulgarian; the Bulgarian language |