Where does “ēs-ti” come from?

ēs-ti (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Ancestry of “ēs-ti”, step by step

ēs-ti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Proto-Indo-European ēd-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanēd-to eat, to bite

via Proto-Indo-European ed-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeaned-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-