Where does “поесть” come from?

поесть (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.

поесть (Russian): to eat, to have a bite (of something to eat), to try (eat)

Definitions

  1. to eat, to have a bite (of something to eat), to try (eat)

Ancestry of “поесть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianестьto eat
2Proto-Slavicěstito eat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-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 →
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