Where does “ба́ять” come from?

ба́ять (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic баꙗти, from Proto-Slavic bàjati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

ба́ять (Russian): to speak

Definitions

  1. to speak

Ancestry of “ба́ять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicбаꙗти—
2Proto-Slavicbàjatito tell
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀteito speak, tell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “ба́ять”

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