Where does “bajnoknő” come from?

bajnoknő (Hungarian) comes 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.

bajnoknő (Hungarian): sportswoman, championess a female champion

Definitions

  1. sportswoman, championess a female champion

Ancestry of “bajnoknő”, step by step

bajnoknő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian bajnok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbajnokchampion; paladin; champion, paladin
2Serbo-Croatianbȏjnīkduelist
3Serbo-Croatianbȏjbattle
4Proto-Slavicbojьbattle, fight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂ós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Hungarian nő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannőwoman; female partner or lover, mistress,...
2Japanese能Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama;...
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós →Every word from Proto-Slavic bojь →