Where does “vnímavý” come from?

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

vnímavý (Czech): perceptive

Definitions

  1. perceptive

Ancestry of “vnímavý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvnímatto perceive
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 →