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Where does “nemati” come from?

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

nemati (Serbo-Croatian): not to have; not to be present or available

Definitions

  1. not to have; not to be present or available

Ancestry of “nemati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianìmatito have
2Proto-Slavicjьmatito take; to have
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “nemati”

  • neam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →