Where does “trupojad” come from?

trupojad (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.

trupojad (Polish): carrion-eater, scavenger, necrophage

Definitions

  1. carrion-eater, scavenger, necrophage

Ancestry of “trupojad”, step by step

trupojad 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 trup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtrupcorpse; a device broken beyond repair; clunker,...
2Old Polishtrup—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →