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Where does “богаты́рь” come from?

богаты́рь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic богатꙑрь, from Proto-Turkic bagatur — hero.

богаты́рь (Russian): warrior

Definitions

  1. warrior

Ancestry of “богаты́рь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicбогатꙑрь—
2Proto-Turkicbagaturhero

Words derived from “богаты́рь”

  • богатырский
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