確切詞源未知。可能源自bărbat (“男人”)。也有其他說法認為源自通俗拉丁語 *bailliator或*bailiatus ← *bailliare ← *bailare ← 拉丁語 baiulāre (“負擔”)。參見動詞băia(對比îmbăia),或源自中世紀拉丁語 bailetus ← baietus (“童僕”)。[1]
băiat m (複數 băieți)