Where does “umeti” come from?
umeti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic uměti, from Proto-Slavic umъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-m-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
umeti (Serbo-Croatian): to know how
Ancestry of “umeti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | uměti | to know , to be able |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | umъ | mind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-m- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |