Where does “világbajnok” come from?
világbajnok (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.
világbajnok (Hungarian): world champion
Ancestry of “világbajnok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | bajnok | champion; paladin; champion, paladin |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | bȏjnīk | duelist |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | bȏj | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | bojь | battle, fight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoyh₂ós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |
Words derived from “világbajnok”