Where does “nimat” come from?

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

nimat (Slavomolisano): not to have

Definitions

  1. not to have

Ancestry of “nimat”, 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 →
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