Where does “bajnok” come from?

bajnok (Hungarian) comes 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.

bajnok (Hungarian): champion; paladin; champion, paladin

Definitions

  1. champion; paladin; champion, paladin

Ancestry of “bajnok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbȏjnīkduelist
2Serbo-Croatianbȏjbattle
3Proto-Slavicbojьbattle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂ós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “bajnok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós →Every word from Proto-Slavic bojь →