Where does “взять” come from?

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

взять (Russian): to take

Definitions

  1. to take

Ancestry of “взять”, step by step

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

Words derived from “взять”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic ęti →