Where does “ěsti” come from?

ěsti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ěsti (Proto-Slavic): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “ěsti”, step by step

ěsti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Proto-Indo-European ēd-

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

Words derived from “ěsti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →