bogatyr
English
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A medieval heroic warrior in Kievan Rus, akin to the Western European knight-errant.
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian богаты́рь (warrior) derived from Old East Slavic богатꙑрь derived from Old Turkic baɣatur (hero) derived from Proto-Turkic *bAgatur (hero).
Origin
Proto-Turkic
*bAgatur
Gloss
hero