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Where does “imati” come from?

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

imati (Serbo-Croatian): to have

Definitions

  1. to have

Ancestry of “imati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьmatito take; to have
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “imati”

  • neam
  • nemati
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