Proto-Altaic: *bắja
Meaning: happiness, joy
Russian meaning: счастье, радость
Comments: Turk. *bAj-ra- = Mong. *bajar = OJ we-ra- < PA *bắja-rV- (it is interesting to note the double suffixation in PT *bAj-ra-k = OJ we-ra-k-).
Proto-Altaic: *baja ( ~ -i̯a-)
Meaning: place, to be located
Russian meaning: место, находиться
Comments: A Mong.-Tung. isogloss (cf. also notes under *bi̯ogo).