Where does “Dobrogea” come from?

Dobrogea (Romanian) comes from Turkish Dobruca, from Bulgarian Добротица, from Bulgarian доброта, from Proto-Slavic dòbrъ — good, right.

Ancestry of “Dobrogea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishDobruca—
2BulgarianДобротицаthe name of a ruler
3Bulgarianдобротаgoodness, kindness, benevolence, good-heartedness the quality of being good, kind, gentle, and well-disposed toward others
4Proto-Slavicdòbrъgood, right

Words derived from “Dobrogea”

Every word from Proto-Slavic dòbrъ →Every word from Bulgarian доброта →Every word from Bulgarian Добротица →