Where does “saņemšana” come from?

saņemšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian saņemt, from Latvian ņemt, from Latvian nemt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic yem-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

saņemšana (Latvian): receiving, getting

Definitions

  1. receiving, getting

Ancestry of “saņemšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansaņemtto receive, to get
2Latvianņemtto take; to take along; to take, to get
3Latviannemtto take; to seize with one's hands for some purpose
4Proto-Balto-Slavicyem-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic yem- →Every word from Latvian nemt →