Where does “маꙗти” come from?

маꙗти (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic majati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ-.

Ancestry of “маꙗти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmajatito beckon; to wave; to detain, to dawdle
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmāˀ-
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ-Every word from Proto-Slavic majati