Where does “pojmout” come from?

pojmout (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.

pojmout (Czech): to hold, to accommodate, to admit

Definitions

  1. to hold, to accommodate, to admit

Ancestry of “pojmout”, step by step

pojmout 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 po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpo+ "locative"; after
2Old Czechpofor
3Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic ęti →
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