Where does “Bugeac” come from?

Bugeac (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوجاق, from Proto-Turkic *būč-gak.

Bugeac (Romanian): Budjak

Definitions

  1. Budjak

Ancestry of “Bugeac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبوجاقangle, a figure formed by two rays which start from a common point
2Proto-Turkic*būč-gak—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *būč-gak →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوجاق →