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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

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