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.

ба̏јати (Serbo-Croatian): to tell fortunes

Definitions

  1. to tell fortunes

Ancestry of “ба̏јати”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ба̏јати”

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