Where does “přijímač” come from?

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

přijímač (Czech): receiver electronic device

Definitions

  1. receiver electronic device

Ancestry of “přijímač”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpřijímatimperfective form of přijmout
2Czechjímatto capture
3Old Czechjímati—
4Proto-Slavicjьmatito take; to have
5Proto-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 →