Where does “ба̏јати” come from?
ба̏јати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic bàjati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
Ancestry of “ба̏јати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | bàjati | to tell |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bā́ˀtei | to speak, tell |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |