Where does “вънимати” come from?

вънимати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Serbo-Croatian имати, from Proto-Slavic jьmati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

вънимати (Old Church Slavonic): to be careful, beware

Definitions

  1. to be careful, beware

Ancestry of “вънимати”, step by step

вънимати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian имати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianиматиto have, possess, own; to be, be located (in past...
2Proto-Slavicjьmatito take; to have
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

via Old Church Slavonic вън

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвън—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьmati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian имати →