Where does “bulgariškas” come from?
bulgariškas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian bulgaras, 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.
bulgariškas (Lithuanian): Bulgarian
Definitions
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Ancestry of “bulgariškas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | bulgaras | a Bulgarian male from Bulgaria |
| 2 | Romanian | bulgar | Bulgarian; a Bulgarian man |
| 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 |