Where does “обнять” come from?

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

обнять (Russian): to hug, to embrace; to engulf, to envelop

Definitions

  1. to hug, to embrace; to engulf, to envelop

Ancestry of “обнять”, step by step

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

Words derived from “обнять”

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