Where does “jaszczurkojad” come from?

jaszczurkojad (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.

jaszczurkojad (Polish): lizard cuckoo

Definitions

  1. lizard cuckoo

Ancestry of “jaszczurkojad”, step by step

jaszczurkojad 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 jaszczurka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjaszczurkalizard
2Proto-Slavic*aščerъka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →