Where does “баꙗти” come from?

баꙗти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic bàjati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

баꙗти (Old Church Slavonic): to speak, to tell (a tall story, a fairy tale)

Definitions

  1. to speak, to tell (a tall story, a fairy tale)

Ancestry of “баꙗти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbàjatito tell
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀteito speak, tell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bàjati →