Where does “zajímavý” come from?

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

zajímavý (Czech): interesting

Definitions

  1. interesting

Ancestry of “zajímavý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzajímatto interest, to be interesting; to be interested...
2Czechjímatto capture
3Old Czechjímati—
4Proto-Slavicjьmatito take; to have
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “zajímavý”

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