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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Улан-Ба́тор | — |
| 2 | Mongolian | ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ | — |
| 3 | Mongolian | ᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ | hero |
| 4 | Classical Mongolian | ᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ | — |
| 5 | Mongolian | ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Mongolic | *baxatur | — |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | bagatur | hero |