Where does “Bułgarka” come from?

Bułgarka (Polish) comes from Polish Bułgar, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, 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 “Bułgarka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBułgarBulgarian
2Medieval LatinBulgarusBulgarian; Bulgar
3Slavicблъгаринъ—
4Old Turkic𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀to stir; to produce a state of disorder, put in...
5Proto-Turkicbulgardisturber, disturbing
6Proto-Turkicbulga-to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder
Every word from Proto-Turkic bulga- →Every word from Proto-Turkic bulgar →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 →