Where does “поня́ть” come from?

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

поня́ть (Russian): to understand, to comprehend, to see

Definitions

  1. to understand, to comprehend, to see

Ancestry of “поня́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “поня́ть”

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