Where does “jímavý” come from?

jímavý (Czech) comes from Czech jímat, from Old Czech jímati, from Proto-Slavic jьmati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

jímavý (Czech): moving, poignant, touching

Definitions

  1. moving, poignant, touching

Ancestry of “jímavý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjímatto capture
2Old Czechjímati—
3Proto-Slavicjьmatito take; to have
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьmati →Every word from Old Czech jímati →