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

  1. third-person singular single-possession...

Ancestry of “baja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbajtrouble, matter, problem; battle, combat, fight
2Serbo-Croatianbojbattle
3Proto-Slavicbojьbattle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂ós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós →Every word from Proto-Slavic bojь →
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