Where does “Улан-Ба́тор” come from?
Улан-Ба́тор (Russian) comes from Mongolian ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Classical Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Proto-Mongolic *baxatur, from Proto-Turkic bagatur — hero.
Ancestry of “Улан-Ба́тор”, step by step
Улан-Ба́тор traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Mongolian ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolian | ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ | — |
| 2 | Mongolian | ᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ | hero |
| 3 | Classical Mongolian | ᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ | — |
| 4 | Mongolian | ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Mongolic | *baxatur | — |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | bagatur | hero |
via Mongolian ^ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolian | ^ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ | — |