Where does “bajati” come from?
bajati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic bàjati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
Ancestry of “bajati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | bàjati | to tell |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bā́ˀtei | to speak, tell |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |
Words derived from “bajati”