Where does “ям бой” come from?

ям бой (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian ям, from Old Church Slavonic ꙗсти, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ям бой (Bulgarian): to take a beating, to get beaten up; to eat a knuckle sandwich

Definitions

  1. to take a beating, to get beaten up; to eat a knuckle sandwich

Ancestry of “ям бой”, step by step

ям бой traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian ям

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianямto eat, to consume; to cause someone to worry, to...
2Old Church Slavonicꙗстиto eat
3Proto-Slavicěstito eat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Bulgarian бой

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбойbeating, thrashing, drubbing, whopping, whipping,...
2Proto-Slavicbojьbattle, fight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂ós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →