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
- to hug, to embrace; to engulf, to envelop
Ancestry of “обнять”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | -ня́ть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ęti | to take |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ímtei | to take |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |