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

  1. first-person singular present of nemati

Ancestry of “neam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannematinot to have; not to be present or available
2Serbo-Croatianìmatito have
3Proto-Slavicjьmatito take; to have
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьmati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ìmati →