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
- shack, hut, cottage; small and humble house
Ancestry of “bajta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | baita | refuge |
| 2 | Arabic | بَيْت | house |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | bayt- | house |