витязь

Russian

noun+

Definitions

(archaic) hero, knight

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vitędzь (victor, hero).

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*vitędzь

Gloss

victor, hero

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

vitéz Hungarian
ви́тязь Russian
*wīkingaz Proto-Germanic
zwyciężać Polish
víkingr Old Norse
*vitędzь Proto-Slavic
vítěz Czech
vitez Serbo-Croatian
витез Serbo-Croatian
viteaz Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
витег Bulgarian
витез Bulgarian
витез Macedonian
víťaz Slovak
vitez Slovene

ви́тязь