Where does “masojed” come from?

masojed (Czech) comes from Old Czech masojěd, from Old Czech maso, from Proto-Slavic męso, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mēnsā́ˀ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-.

masojed (Czech): meateater

Definitions

  1. meateater

Ancestry of “masojed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechmasojědshrike
2Old Czechmasomeat
3Proto-Slavicmęsomeat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmēnsā́ˀ—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗnsmeat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

Words derived from “masojed”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →