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

  1. Bulgarian

Ancestry of “bulgaro”, step by step

bulgaro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian бъ́лгарин

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбъ́лгаринmale Bulgarian
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

via Spanish búlgaro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishbúlgaroBulgarian; a Bulgarian; the Bulgarian language

Words derived from “bulgaro

Every word from Proto-Turkic bulga-Every word from Proto-Turkic bulgarEvery word from Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀