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

Definitions

  1. world champion

Ancestry of “világbajnok”, step by step

világbajnok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian bajnok

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

via Hungarian világ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvilágworld; illumination, light, brightness, sight;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwalkelight

Words derived from “világbajnok”

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