Where does “-ня́ть” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-ня́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ня́ть”

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