Where does “banъ” come from?

banъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic bojan-.

banъ (Proto-Slavic): master, ruler, lord, ban

Definitions

  1. master, ruler, lord, ban

Ancestry of “banъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbojan-

Words derived from “banъ

Every word from Proto-Slavic bojan-
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