Where does “śniado” come from?

śniado (Polish) comes from Polish śniadanie, from Polish śniadać, from Proto-Slavic sъnědati, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

śniado (Polish): swarthily, tawnily

Definitions

  1. swarthily, tawnily

Ancestry of “śniado”, step by step

śniado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish śniadanie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishśniadaniebreakfast; verbal noun of śniadać
2Polishśniadaćto breakfast
3Proto-Slavicsъnědatito eat up
4Proto-Slavicěstito eat
5Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Polish Śniady

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŚniadyswarthy, tawny, olive-skinned
2Old Polishśmiady—
3Proto-Slavicsmědъbrown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →