Where does “емвам” come from?

емвам (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian е́мна, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

емвам (Bulgarian): to pick up, to take up, to seize to quickly take hold of someone or something and carry, move, or take them along

Definitions

  1. to pick up, to take up, to seize to quickly take hold of someone or something and carry, move, or take them along

Ancestry of “емвам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianе́мна—
2Proto-Slavicętito take
3Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →