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Where does “bajan” come from?

bajan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bȁjati, from Proto-Slavic bàjati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

bajan (Serbo-Croatian): beautiful, delightful, wonderful; legendary;...

Definitions

  1. beautiful, delightful, wonderful; legendary;...

Ancestry of “bajan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbȁjati—
2Proto-Slavicbàjatito tell
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀteito speak, tell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
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