baita

Mane (Îngilîzî)

refuge (hut in the mountains)

Hevwate

chalet

malga

Werger

chalet

mountain hut

refugio

cabaña de troncos

cottage

chaumière

xalet

casa

🏠

chalé

tabernus

Hütte

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εξοχικό σπίτι

Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek

bài‧ta

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈbaj.ta/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Uncertain, probably of pre-Latin origin. Some propose a derivation from reconstructed Gothic *𐌱𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 (*bawiþa), presumably from 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (bauan). Despite the surface sound similarity, a derivation from Arabic بَيْت (bayt, “house”) is unlikely.