Where does “ėsti” come from?

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

ėsti (Lithuanian): to eat; to eat like an animal

Definitions

  1. to eat; to eat like an animal

Ancestry of “ėsti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ėsti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →