Where does “хајати” come from?

хајати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian hajt, from Proto-Ugric kajɜ- — to bend, stoop; to chase, hunt, stalk, shoot.

хајати (Serbo-Croatian): to care

Definitions

  1. to care

Ancestry of “хајати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhajtto fold, to bend; to herd, to drive; to move, to...
2Proto-Ugrickajɜ-to bend, stoop; to chase, hunt, stalk, shoot
Every word from Proto-Ugric kajɜ- →Every word from Hungarian hajt →