Where does “zajímavost” come from?

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

zajímavost (Czech): interestingness, remarkableness

Definitions

  1. interestingness, remarkableness

Ancestry of “zajímavost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzajímavýinteresting
2Czechzajímatto interest, to be interesting; to be interested...
3Czechjímatto capture
4Old Czechjímati—
5Proto-Slavicjьmatito take; to have
6Proto-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 →
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