Where does “Európa-bajnokság” come from?
Európa-bajnokság (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bajnokság, from Hungarian bajnok, from Serbo-Croatian bȏjnīk, from Serbo-Croatian bȏj, from Proto-Slavic bojь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
Európa-bajnokság (Hungarian): European championship
Definitions
- European championship
Ancestry of “Európa-bajnokság”, step by step
Európa-bajnokság traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian bajnokság
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bajnokság | championship |
| 2 | Hungarian | bajnok | champion; paladin; champion, paladin |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | bȏjnīk | duelist |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | bȏj | battle |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | bojь | battle, fight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoyh₂ós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |
via Hungarian Európa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Európa | Europe |