Where does “kajać” come from?

kajać (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic kàjati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

kajać (Polish): to repent, to confess repentantly

Definitions

  1. to repent, to confess repentantly

Ancestry of “kajać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickàjatito repent, to regret
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷōy-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “kajać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kàjati →