Where does “Bulgar” come from?
Bulgar (Turkish) comes from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, from Slavic блъгаринъ, from Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀, from Proto-Turkic bulgar, from Proto-Turkic bulga- — to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder.
Bulgar (Turkish): Bulgarian
Ancestry of “Bulgar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | Bulgarus | Bulgarian; Bulgar |
| 2 | Slavic | блъгаринъ | — |
| 3 | Old Turkic | 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 | to stir; to produce a state of disorder, put in... |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | bulgar | disturber, disturbing |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | bulga- | to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder |
Words derived from “Bulgar”