твирем

Bulgar

Etymology

There are two theories for the etymology of this word; Vasil Zlatarski^[1] and Mosko Moskov^[2] agree that it comes from Proto-Turkic *tokuŕ (“nine”) +‎ -ем, but Petar Dobrev^[3] says it comes from Proto-Iranic Proto-Iranian *čaθwā́rah (“four”). So it means either the fourth or the ninth. Petar Dobrev's theory goes back to the Iranian-Bulgar theory. This is how Iranian words in the Danube Bulgar language are explained by this theory.

Numeral

твирем (tvirem)

(Danube Bulgar) nineth or fourth

References

^ Zlatarski, Vasil. 1918. Istoriya na balgarskata darzhava prez srednite vekove. Balgarsko letobroene (in Bulgarian)
^ Именник на българските ханове – ново тълкуване. М.Москов. С. 1988 г. § 80,70; 100,109.
^ “Inscriptions and Alphabet of the Proto-Bulgarians, by Peter Dobrev”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 2006 September 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2012-06-09

[zlatarski-1] Zlatarski, Vasil. 1918. Istoriya na balgarskata darzhava prez srednite vekove. Balgarsko letobroene (in Bulgarian)

[2] Именник на българските ханове – ново тълкуване. М.Москов. С. 1988 г. § 80,70; 100,109.

[3] “Inscriptions and Alphabet of the Proto-Bulgarians, by Peter Dobrev”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 2006 September 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2012-06-09

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