Where does “заѩти” come from?

заѩти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic ѩти, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

заѩти (Old Church Slavonic): to lend, to loan

Definitions

  1. to lend, to loan

Ancestry of “заѩти”, step by step

заѩти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic ѩти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicѩтиto take
2Proto-Slavicętito take
3Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

via Old Church Slavonic за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicза—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic ęti →