Where does “ślimakojad” come from?

ślimakojad (Polish) comes from Polish jeść, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ślimakojad (Polish): a kite belonging to Rostrhamus or Helicolestes

Definitions

  1. a kite belonging to Rostrhamus or Helicolestes

Ancestry of “ślimakojad”, step by step

ślimakojad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish jeść

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjeśćto eat
2Proto-Slavicěstito eat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Polish Ślimak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŚlimakpeasant from Skała
2Old Polishślimak—
3Proto-Slavicslimakъsnail
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleh₁y-m-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →