Where does “hajati” come from?
hajati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
hajati (Serbo-Croatian): to care
Ancestry of “hajati”, step by step
hajati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háȷ́ati | to drive, lead |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Hungarian hajt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |
Words derived from “hajati”