Where does “паук-муравьед” come from?

паук-муравьед (Russian) comes from Russian муравье́д, 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.

паук-муравьед (Russian): ant spider, zodariid

Definitions

  1. ant spider, zodariid

Ancestry of “паук-муравьед”, step by step

паук-муравьед traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian муравье́д

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмуравье́дanteater
2Russian-е́дSuffix added to stems to show that it eats something; an eater
3Russianестьto eat
4Proto-Slavicěstito eat
5Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Russian пау́к

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпау́кspider
2Old East Slavicпаукъspider
3Proto-Slavicpaǫkъspider
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →