Where does “bajok” come from?

bajok (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.

bajok (Hungarian): nominative plural of baj

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of baj

Ancestry of “bajok”, step by step

bajok 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 Polish bajać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbajaćto tell fables or legends
2Proto-Slavicbàjatito tell
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀteito speak, tell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós →Every word from Proto-Slavic bojь →
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