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Where does “jedlý” come from?

jedlý (Czech) comes from Slovak jesť, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

jedlý (Czech): edible, comestible

Definitions

  1. edible, comestible

Ancestry of “jedlý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakjesťto eat
2Proto-Slavicěstito eat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀstei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “jedlý”

  • nejedlý
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →