Where does “včelojed” come from?

včelojed (Czech) comes from Czech jíst, from Old Czech jiesti, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

včelojed (Czech): honey buzzard

Definitions

  1. honey buzzard

Ancestry of “včelojed”, step by step

včelojed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech jíst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjístto eat
2Old Czechjiestito eat
3Proto-Slavicěstito eat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Czech včela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvčelabee
2Old Czechvčela—
3Proto-Slavicbьčelabee
4Proto-Slavicbučatito roar, to drone, to clatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →