Where does “еда” come from?
еда (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *ěda, from Proto-Slavic (j)ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ḗˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
еда (Russian): food; meal
Ancestry of “еда”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *ěda | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | (j)ěsti | to eat |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ḗˀstei | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |