Where does “อูลานบาตาร์” come from?
อูลานบาตาร์ (Thai) comes from English Ulaanbaatar, from Mongolian Улаанбаатар, from Mongolian баатар, from Classical Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Proto-Mongolic *baxatur, from Proto-Turkic bagatur — hero.
Ancestry of “อูลานบาตาร์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ulaanbaatar | — |
| 2 | Mongolian | Улаанбаатар | red hero |
| 3 | Mongolian | баатар | hero |
| 4 | Classical Mongolian | ᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ | — |
| 5 | Mongolian | ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Mongolic | *baxatur | — |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | bagatur | hero |