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Where does “Ulan Bator” come from?

Ulan Bator (Portuguese) comes from Russian Улан-Ба́тор, from Mongolian ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Classical Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Proto-Mongolic *baxatur, from Proto-Turkic bagatur — hero.

Ancestry of “Ulan Bator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianУлан-Ба́тор—
2Mongolianᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ—
3Mongolianᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷhero
4Classical Mongolianᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ—
5Mongolianᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ—
6Proto-Mongolic*baxatur—
7Proto-Turkicbagaturhero
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