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
- third-person singular present of imati; he has,...
Ancestry of “ima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | imati | to have, possess, own; there be, be present,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jьmati | to take; to have |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |