Where does “iam” come from?

iam (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ìmati, from Proto-Slavic jьmati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

iam (Serbo-Croatian): Alternative form of imam

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of imam

Ancestry of “iam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianìmatito have
2Proto-Slavicjьmatito take; to have
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьmati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ìmati →