Where does “ima” come from?

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

ima (Serbo-Croatian): third-person singular present of imati; he has,...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present of imati; he has,...

Ancestry of “ima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianimatito have, possess, own; there be, be present,...
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 imati →