Where does “pszczołojad” come from?

pszczołojad (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.

pszczołojad (Polish): any honey buzzard of the genus Henicopernis

Definitions

  1. any honey buzzard of the genus Henicopernis

Ancestry of “pszczołojad”, step by step

pszczołojad 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 pszczoła

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpszczołahoney bee
2Old Polishpszczołabee; honey bee
3Proto-Slavicbьčelabee
4Proto-Slavicbučatito roar, to drone, to clatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →