Where does “Bajan” come from?

Bajan (Polish) comes from Polish bajać, from Proto-Slavic bàjati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

Bajan (Polish): bayan

Definitions

  1. bayan

Ancestry of “Bajan”, step by step

Bajan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish bajać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbajaćto tell fables or legends
2Proto-Slavicbàjatito tell
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀteito speak, tell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

via Russian бая́н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбая́нbayan, button accordion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bàjati →