Where does “бан” come from?

бан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic banъ, from Proto-Slavic bojan-.

бан (Serbo-Croatian): ban

Definitions

  1. ban

Ancestry of “бан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbanъmaster, ruler, lord, ban
2Proto-Slavicbojan-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic bojan- →
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