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

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