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Where does “est” come from?

est (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

est (Latvian): to eat; to eat, to have; to sting, to bite

Definitions

  1. to eat; to eat, to have; to sting, to bite

Ancestry of “est”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀstei—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “est”

  • ēdienkarte
  • ēdiens
  • ēšana
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