Where does “baja” come from?
baja (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian baj, from Serbo-Croatian boj, from Proto-Slavic bojь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
baja (Hungarian): third-person singular single-possession...
Definitions
- third-person singular single-possession...
Ancestry of “baja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | baj | trouble, matter, problem; battle, combat, fight |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | boj | battle |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bojь | battle, fight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoyh₂ós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |