Where does “hmyzožravý” come from?

hmyzožravý (Czech) comes from Czech žrát, from Old Czech žráti, from Proto-Slavic žьrati, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

hmyzožravý (Czech): insectivorous

Definitions

  1. insectivorous

Ancestry of “hmyzožravý”, step by step

hmyzožravý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech žrát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžrátto eat; to guzzle; to be overzealous
2Old Czechžrátito eat, to devour
3Proto-Slavicžьrati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

via Czech hmyz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhmyzinsect
2Proto-Slavicgъmyzъswarming insect, pest
3Proto-Slavicgъmъziti sę—

Words derived from “hmyzožravý”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrati →Every word from Old Czech žráti →