Where does “pajatta” come from?

pajatta (Votic) comes from Russian ба́ять, from Old East Slavic баꙗти, from Proto-Slavic bàjati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

pajatta (Votic): to speak

Definitions

  1. to speak

Ancestry of “pajatta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianба́ятьto speak
2Old East Slavicбаꙗти—
3Proto-Slavicbàjatito tell
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀteito speak, tell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bàjati →