Where does “banus” come from?
banus (Latin) comes from Serbo-Croatian bȃn, from Proto-Slavic banъ, from Proto-Slavic bojan-.
banus (Latin): ban, proprietor of a banat
Definitions
- ban, proprietor of a banat
Ancestry of “banus”, step by step
banus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian bȃn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | bȃn | ban (title) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | banъ | master, ruler, lord, ban |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bojan- | — |
via Hungarian bán
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bán | to mind, to object to, to be bothered by; to... |
| 2 | Old Hungarian | ban | — |
Words derived from “banus”