Where does “кајати” come from?
кајати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kàjati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
кајати (Serbo-Croatian): to repent
Ancestry of “кајати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kàjati | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷōy- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |