Etymograph

English

sejm

Sejm comes from Polish sejm ‘lower house’, from Proto-Slavic *sъjьmъ ‘gathering, assembly’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁m̥-é-tireconstructed
  3. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*ímtei‘to take’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*íntējreconstructed
  5. Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*ęti‘to take’reconstructed
  6. Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*sъnęti‘to take away’reconstructed
  7. Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*sъjьmъ‘gathering, assembly’reconstructed
  8. Old Polishmodernsejm
  9. Polishmodernsame form‘lower house’
  10. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁m̥-é-tireconstructed
  3. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*ímtei‘to take’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*íntējreconstructed
  5. Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*ęti‘to take’reconstructed
  6. Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*sъnęti‘to take away’reconstructed
  7. Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*sъjьmъ‘gathering, assembly’reconstructed
  8. Old Polishmodernsejm
  9. Polishmodernsame form‘lower house’
  10. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’

assume, consumer, premium, resume, assumption, consume, redemption, exempt, ransom, redeem, sumptuous, résumé, consumable, pommel, preemption, pomade, emptor, overconsumption, 57 more

Today it means

noun A political assembly or committee in Poland and the surrounding areas.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / sejm

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