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
Ancestry of “iam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ìmati | to have |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jьmati | to take; to have |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |