Where does “обробляти” come from?

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

обробляти (Ukrainian): to process

Definitions

  1. to process

Ancestry of “обробляти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-я́тиSuffix added to some perfective verbs of class 4 to produce imperfective equivalents
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 →