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Where does “ęti” come from?

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

ęti (Proto-Slavic): to take

Definitions

  1. to take

Ancestry of “ęti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ęti”

  • приять
  • взять
  • снять
  • отснять
  • внять
  • объять
  • ять
  • внятный
  • wziąć
  • Sejm
  • oduzeti
  • uzeti
  • zeti
  • uzajaman
  • zauzeti
  • преузети
  • узети
  • заузети
  • ima
  • dojam
  • iam
  • imati
  • узајаман
  • сајам
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