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

  1. to interest, to be interesting; to be interested...

Ancestry of “zajímat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zajímat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьmati →Every word from Old Czech jímati →