Where does “объесть” come from?
объесть (Russian) comes from Russian есть, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
объесть (Russian): to eat away, to gnaw away; to eat out of house...
Definitions
- to eat away, to gnaw away; to eat out of house...
Ancestry of “объесть”, step by step
объесть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian есть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | есть | to eat |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ěsti | to eat |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ēˀstei | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |