Where does “wężojad” come from?

wężojad (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.

wężojad (Polish): serpent eagle

Definitions

  1. serpent eagle

Ancestry of “wężojad”, step by step

wężojad 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 Wąż

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWążSerpens constellation
2Old Polishwąż—
3Proto-Slavicǫžьsnake
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*ángissnake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →