Where does “поняття” come from?

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

поняття (Ukrainian): concept

Definitions

  1. concept

Ancestry of “поняття”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-ня́ти—
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 →