Where does “trawojad” come from?

trawojad (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.

trawojad (Polish): graminivore

Definitions

  1. graminivore

Ancestry of “trawojad”, step by step

trawojad 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 trawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtrawagrass; weed, cannabis
2Old Polishtrawagrass
3Proto-Slavictrāvàgrass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →