Where does “бајка” come from?
бајка (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic bajьka, from Proto-Slavic bajati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
бајка (Macedonian): fairy tale
Ancestry of “бајка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | bajьka | fable |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bajati | to tell |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bā́ˀtei | to speak, tell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |