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Where does “bulgaras” come from?

bulgaras (Lithuanian) comes from Romanian bulgar, 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.

Ancestry of “bulgaras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianbulgarBulgarian; a Bulgarian man
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

Words derived from “bulgaras”

  • bulgariškas
  • Bulgarija
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