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Where does “nejedlý” come from?

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

nejedlý (Czech): inedible

Definitions

  1. inedible

Ancestry of “nejedlý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjedlýedible, comestible
2Slovakjesťto eat
3Proto-Slavicěstito eat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀstei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →