Where does “ять” come from?

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

ять (Russian): The archaic letter yat; to take; to acquire, to...

Definitions

  1. The archaic letter yat; to take; to acquire, to...

Ancestry of “ять”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ять”

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