Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁em-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

Possibly related to *nem- (“to take or give one's due”).

Root

*h₁em-

1. to take
2. to distribute

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁em- (10 c, 0 e)

• *h₂po-h₁ém-os (“taken off”)
  • Proto-Italic: *poomos (see there for further descendants)
• *h₁em-é-ti (thematic present) / *h₁ém-t ~ h₁m̥-ént (athematic aorist)^?
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ímtei
    • Latgalian: jemt, jimt
    • >? Latvian: jem̃t
    • Lithuanian: im̃ti
    • Old Prussian: īmt
    • Proto-Slavic: *ętì (see there for further descendants)
    • ⇒ Proto-Slavic: *jьmàti; *jьměti (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Celtic: *emeti
    • ⇒ Old Irish: ar·foím
    • ⇒ Old Irish: con·óiter (preterite of con·ói)
    • ⇒ Old Irish: do·eim
  • Proto-Italic: *emō (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: իմանամ (imanam)
      • Armenian: իմանալ (imanal), իմա (ima)