Where does “nektarojad” come from?

nektarojad (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.

nektarojad (Polish): any longbill belonging to genera Oedistoma or Toxorhamphus

Definitions

  1. any longbill belonging to genera Oedistoma or Toxorhamphus

Ancestry of “nektarojad”, step by step

nektarojad 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 nektar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnektarnectar
2Ancient Greekνέκταρnectar, the specific nourishment of the gods
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéḱtr̥h₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →