Did you know the verb "to bugger" which was used since early mediaeval times to denote a particular type of practice (from French "bougre" comes from the word for Bulgarian? According to some theories on account of the bogomils who were accused of such practices?

Both Muslim Roma and Christian Roma exist in most regions of Bulgaria. There are Muslims Roma in Western Bulgaria and Christian Roma in the Eastern parts.

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Own_Worth_5929@reddit

I am from the "Eastern" parts. If they're Christian here, they're most likely in a sect.

In my region (Shumen) 99% of them are Muslim.

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Hefty_Jaguar4305@reddit

I didn't know the Roman Catholic Church was so strong in Bulgaria; I thought only the Orthodox Church was.

I know that the Pomaks were once Bogomils and then became Muslims—that's how they tell it.

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J0hnnyBlazer@reddit

wait so you telling me that bulgur is from bulgaria, that's incredible, i've never made that connection

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Zealousideal_Cry_460@reddit

Bulgur comes from arabic "Burgul" and "Burglar" comes from old German "Burg" or "he who breaks into the burg". Back then "Burg" means "castle" or "fortress"

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J0hnnyBlazer@reddit

Man nobody wanna know all that even the Bulgarians let me get away with the bullshit I made up

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J0hnnyBlazer@reddit

what about 'burglar'? I think there most be some connection

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LibertyChecked28@reddit

Also Vulgar since the Greeks cant pronounce '🅱️'

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SituationRoyal6535@reddit

Vulgar is from Latin, meaning "common", hence Vulgata being the name for the Bible in the common language (not Hebrew/Aramaic/Koine Greek.)

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J0hnnyBlazer@reddit

Feels like every bad word in english traces back to bulgarian

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baron_spaghetti@reddit

And Ian Fleming’s “Chitty Chitty Bang-Bang”.

(Same guy who created James Bond made a silly family musical)

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stuyvesant1@reddit

Does booger as in snot have a connection?

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It does, the French word bougre comes from bulgarus. It did not have anything to do with anal sex though and was used for a "heretic" (what Bogomils were labeled at the time). That meaning came centuries later. And from the french word came the English "bugger" which WAS about anal sex and not heretics.

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shervek@reddit (OP)

It does though. According to every dictionary out there there is.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/bugger

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canyoubelieveitt@reddit

No it does not. It started as a meme and the actual meaning is completely different.

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shervek@reddit (OP)

It started as a meme? There are literal articles to be found in any scholarly database. I don't know why I am even bothering you responding to you if you don't bother to do a basic search.

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MyPlantsDieSometimes@reddit

The big bag itself originated in Sofia if you didn't know.