Where does “liszkojad” come from?

liszkojad (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.

liszkojad (Polish): any cuckooshrike of the genus Campephaga or Lobotos

Definitions

  1. any cuckooshrike of the genus Campephaga or Lobotos

Ancestry of “liszkojad”, step by step

liszkojad 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 liszka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishliszkavixen, female fox
2Proto-Slaviclišьkafox
3Proto-Slaviclisъfox
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →