Where does “gąsienicojad” come from?

gąsienicojad (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.

gąsienicojad (Polish): Any cuckooshrike, cicadabird, triller, or other campephagid belonging to any of the following genera

Definitions

  1. Any cuckooshrike, cicadabird, triller, or other campephagid belonging to any of the following genera

Ancestry of “gąsienicojad”, step by step

gąsienicojad 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 gąsienica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgąsienicacaterpillar; caterpillar track
2Old Polishwąsienicacaterpillar
3Proto-Slavicǫsěnicacaterpillar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →