Where does “masojěd” come from?

masojěd (Old Czech) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

masojěd (Old Czech): shrike

Definitions

  1. shrike

Ancestry of “masojěd”, step by step

masojěd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Czech maso

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

via Old Czech jěd

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

Words derived from “masojěd”

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