Where does “neam” come from?
neam (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian nemati, from Serbo-Croatian ìmati, from Proto-Slavic jьmati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.
neam (Serbo-Croatian): first-person singular present of nemati
Definitions
- first-person singular present of nemati
Ancestry of “neam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | nemati | not to have; not to be present or available |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | ìmati | to have |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jьmati | to take; to have |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |