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
Ancestry of “хајати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | hajt | to fold, to bend; to herd, to drive; to move, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Ugric | kajɜ- | to bend, stoop; to chase, hunt, stalk, shoot |