Where does “bandavezér” come from?
bandavezér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian banda, from Italian banda, from Frankish binda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
bandavezér (Hungarian): ringleader
Ancestry of “bandavezér”, step by step
bandavezér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian banda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | banda | gang; band, crew, mob; team, band |
| 2 | Italian | banda | side; tape or strip; bend |
| 3 | Frankish | binda | join, link |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |
via Hungarian vezér
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | vezér | leader, chief; queen |
| 2 | Hungarian | vezet | to determine the direction in which someone or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | wetä- | to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to... |