Where does “żabojad” come from?

żabojad (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.

żabojad (Polish): Frenchman

Definitions

  1. Frenchman

Ancestry of “żabojad”, step by step

żabojad 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 Żaba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŻabafrog, especially any true frog or ranid
2Ukrainianжабаfrog; quinsy, tonsillitis
3Proto-Slavicžabafrog, toad
4Proto-Slavicžěbachaffinch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →