Where does “zajmowaś” come from?

zajmowaś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic zajьmati, from Proto-Slavic jьmati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

zajmowaś (Lower Sorbian): to interest; to be interested

Definitions

  1. to interest; to be interested

Ancestry of “zajmowaś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczajьmati—
2Proto-Slavicjьmatito take; to have
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьmati →Every word from Proto-Slavic zajьmati →