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Where does “jieti” come from?

jieti (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

Ancestry of “jieti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicętito take
2Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
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