Where does “уня́ть” come from?

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

уня́ть (Russian): to quiet, to calm (baby), to soothe, to make someone stop shouting, crying or behave violently, to stop (bleeding)

Definitions

  1. to quiet, to calm (baby), to soothe, to make someone stop shouting, crying or behave violently, to stop (bleeding)

Ancestry of “уня́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “уня́ть”

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