Where does “-jad” come from?

-jad (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.

-jad (Polish): -eater

Definitions

  1. -eater

Ancestry of “-jad”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-jad”

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