Where does “dojam” come from?

dojam (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech dojem, from Czech dojmout, from Czech jmout, from Old Czech jieti, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

dojam (Serbo-Croatian): impression

Definitions

  1. impression

Ancestry of “dojam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdojemimpression
2Czechdojmoutto affect, to move, to touch
3Czechjmoutto capture
4Old Czechjietito grasp
5Proto-Slavicętito take
6Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic ęti →