Where does “Հասան-Բուղա” come from?
Հասան-Բուղա (Middle Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian բուղայ, from Ottoman Turkish بوغا, from Proto-Turkic bukā — bull.
Ancestry of “Հասան-Բուղա”, step by step
Հասան-Բուղա traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Armenian բուղայ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Armenian | բուղայ | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بوغا | bull, a domesticated adult male of the species Bos taurus, specifically one that is uncastrated |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bukā | bull |
via Middle Armenian Հասան
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Armenian | Հասան | — |
| 2 | Old Armenian | Հասան | — |
| 3 | Arabic | حَسَن | fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong |