Where does “bajać” come from?

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

bajać (Polish): to tell fables or legends

Definitions

  1. to tell fables or legends

Ancestry of “bajać”, step by step

bajać traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic bàjati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbàjatito tell
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀteito speak, tell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

via Polish bać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbaćto fear, to be afraid of
2Proto-Slavicbojàtito fear, to be afraid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “bajać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bàjati →