Where does “обійняти” come from?

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

обійняти (Ukrainian): to hug, to embrace

Definitions

  1. to hug, to embrace

Ancestry of “обійняти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianйня́тиto have
2Proto-Slavicętito take
3Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “обійняти”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic ęti →