Where does “bajta” come from?

bajta (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian baita, from Arabic بَيْت, from Proto-Semitic bayt- — house.

bajta (Serbo-Croatian): shack, hut, cottage; small and humble house

Definitions

  1. shack, hut, cottage; small and humble house

Ancestry of “bajta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbaitarefuge
2Arabicبَيْتhouse
3Proto-Semiticbayt-house
Every word from Proto-Semitic bayt- →Every word from Arabic بَيْت →Every word from Italian baita →
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