Where does “бајта” come from?

бајта (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian baite, from Italian baita, from Arabic بَيْت, from Proto-Semitic bayt- — house.

бајта (Serbo-Croatian): shack, hut, cottage; small and humble house

Definitions

  1. shack, hut, cottage; small and humble house

Ancestry of “бајта”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbaiteplural of baita
2Italianbaitarefuge
3Arabicبَيْتhouse
4Proto-Semiticbayt-house
Every word from Proto-Semitic bayt- →Every word from Arabic بَيْت →Every word from Italian baita →