Where does “bajnokok” come from?

bajnokok (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.

bajnokok (Hungarian): nominative plural of bajnok

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of bajnok

Ancestry of “bajnokok”, step by step

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