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Where does “богатырский” come from?

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

богатырский (Russian): bogatyr; heroic, Herculean, athletic

Definitions

  1. bogatyr; heroic, Herculean, athletic

Ancestry of “богатырский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбогаты́рьwarrior
2Old East Slavicбогатꙑрь—
3Proto-Turkicbagaturhero
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