Where does “-я́ти” come from?

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

-я́ти (Ukrainian): Suffix added to some perfective verbs of class 4 to produce imperfective equivalents

Definitions

  1. Suffix added to some perfective verbs of class 4 to produce imperfective equivalents

Ancestry of “-я́ти”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-я́ти”

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