Where does “bajnokság” come from?

bajnokság (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.

bajnokság (Hungarian): championship

Definitions

  1. championship

Ancestry of “bajnokság”, 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

Words derived from “bajnokság”

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