Where does “világbajnoki” come from?

világbajnoki (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian világbajnok, 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.

világbajnoki (Hungarian): of or relating to a world champion or world championship

Definitions

  1. of or relating to a world champion or world championship

Ancestry of “világbajnoki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvilágbajnokworld champion
2Hungarianbajnokchampion; paladin; champion, paladin
3Serbo-Croatianbȏjnīkduelist
4Serbo-Croatianbȏjbattle
5Proto-Slavicbojьbattle, fight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂ós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós →Every word from Proto-Slavic bojь →
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