Where does “zajímat” come from?
zajímat (Czech) comes from Czech jímat, from Old Czech jímati, from Proto-Slavic jьmati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.
zajímat (Czech): to interest, to be interesting; to be interested...
Definitions
- to interest, to be interesting; to be interested...
Ancestry of “zajímat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | jímat | to capture |
| 2 | Old Czech | jímati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jьmati | to take; to have |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |
Words derived from “zajímat”