Where does “найняти” come from?

найняти (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian йня́ти, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

найняти (Ukrainian): to hire employ

Definitions

  1. to hire employ

Ancestry of “найняти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianйня́тиto have
2Proto-Slavicętito take
3Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic ęti →
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