Where does “łajać” come from?

łajać (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic làjati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

łajać (Polish): to scold, to chide

Definitions

  1. to scold, to chide

Ancestry of “łajać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclàjatito bark
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclā́ˀteito bark
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “łajać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lā́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic làjati →