Where does “змееяд” come from?

змееяд (Russian) comes from Russian яд, from Old East Slavic ѣдъ, from Proto-Slavic ědъ, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

змееяд (Russian): short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)

Definitions

  1. short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)

Ancestry of “змееяд”, step by step

змееяд traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian яд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianядpoison, venom; something or someone that has a...
2Old East Slavicѣдъ—
3Proto-Slavicědъeating
4Proto-Slavicěstito eat
5Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Russian змея́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзмея́snake, serpent
2Proto-Slaviczmьjasnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →