Where does “kalojem” come from?

kalojem (Czech) comes from Czech jmout, from Old Czech jieti, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

kalojem (Czech): sludge lagoon, sludge pond

Definitions

  1. sludge lagoon, sludge pond

Ancestry of “kalojem”, step by step

kalojem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech jmout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjmoutto capture
2Old Czechjietito grasp
3Proto-Slavicętito take
4Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

via Czech kal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkaldregs; second-person singular imperative of kalit
2Proto-Slavickȃlъdirt
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂losdark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic ęti →