Where does “личинкоед” come from?

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

личинкоед (Russian): cuckooshrike

Definitions

  1. cuckooshrike

Ancestry of “личинкоед”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-е́дSuffix added to stems to show that it eats something; an eater
2Russianестьto eat
3Proto-Slavicěstito eat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →