Where does “Улаанбаатар” come from?

Улаанбаатар (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian баатар, from Classical Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Proto-Mongolic *baxatur, from Proto-Turkic bagatur — hero.

Улаанбаатар (Mongolian): red hero

Definitions

  1. red hero

Ancestry of “Улаанбаатар”, step by step

Улаанбаатар traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mongolian баатар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianбаатарhero
2Classical Mongolianᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ—
3Mongolianᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ—
4Proto-Mongolic*baxatur—
5Proto-Turkicbagaturhero

via Mongolian улаан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianулаанred
2Proto-Mongolichulaxanred

Words derived from “Улаанбаатар”

Every word from Proto-Turkic bagatur →Every word from Proto-Mongolic *baxatur →Every word from Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ →