Etymology Explorer › Slavic

Where does “блъгаринъ” come from?

блъгаринъ (Slavic) comes from Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀, from Proto-Turkic bulgar, from Proto-Turkic bulga- — to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder.

Ancestry of “блъгаринъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkic𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀to stir; to produce a state of disorder, put in...
2Proto-Turkicbulgardisturber, disturbing
3Proto-Turkicbulga-to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder
Every word from Proto-Turkic bulga- →