Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/ímtei

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Alternative forms

  • *émtei

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁m̥-é-ti (zero-grade), from *h₁em-é-ti (e-grade), from *h₁em- (“to take”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *emeti, Proto-Italic *emō (“to take”).

Verb

*ímtei[1][2][3]

  1. to take

Derived terms

  • *imā́ˀtei, *imḗˀtei
    • Proto-Slavic: *jьmàti, *jьměti (see there for further descendants)
verbs
  • *nemtei

Descendants

  • East Baltic:
  • West Baltic:
    • Old Prussian: īmt
  • Proto-Slavic: *ętì (see there for further descendants)

From *émtei:

  • East Baltic:
    • Latgalian: jemt
    • Latvian: jem̃t
  • West Baltic:

References

  1. ^ EDBIL, page 200‒201: “imti”, “BSl. *im-”, “PSl. *ęti”, “PIE *h₁m-”
  2. ^ EDSIL, page 158: “*ęti”, “BSl. *im-”, “PIE *h₁m-”
  3. ^ BSW, page 103‒104: “imō”, “i̯emō”
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