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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

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

Words derived from “Улан-Ба́тор”

  • Ulan Bator
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