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Where does “yem-” come from?

yem- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

Ancestry of “yem-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “yem-”

  • ņemšana
  • nemt
  • ņemt
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