Where does “bajba kerül” come from?

bajba kerül (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian báj, from Serbo-Croatian bȏj, from Proto-Slavic bojь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

bajba kerül (Hungarian): to get into trouble

Definitions

  1. to get into trouble

Ancestry of “bajba kerül”, step by step

bajba kerül traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian báj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbájcharm, grace, gracefulness
2Serbo-Croatianbȏjbattle
3Proto-Slavicbojьbattle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂ós
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Hungarian kerül

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankerülto get; to detour, to go on a byway; to avoid...
2Hungarian-ülAppended to an adjective to form an intransitive...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ósEvery word from Proto-Slavic bojь
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