Where does “pribék” come from?

pribék (Hungarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian prebjeg, from Serbo-Croatian bijeg, from Proto-Slavic běgъ — flight, escape; run.

pribék (Hungarian): henchman

Definitions

  1. henchman

Ancestry of “pribék”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprebjegdeserter
2Serbo-Croatianbijegescape
3Proto-Slavicběgъflight, escape; run
Every word from Proto-Slavic běgъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian bijeg →Every word from Serbo-Croatian prebjeg →