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Where does “přijímat” come from?

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

přijímat (Czech): imperfective form of přijmout

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of přijmout

Ancestry of “přijímat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjímatto capture
2Old Czechjímati—
3Proto-Slavicjьmatito take; to have
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
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