Where does “противоядие” come from?

противоядие (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.

противоядие (Russian): antidote remedy to counteract a poison

Definitions

  1. antidote remedy to counteract a poison

Ancestry of “противоядие”, step by step

противоядие 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 про́тив

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпро́тивagainst
2Old East Slavicпротивъ—
3Proto-Slavicprotivъcontrary, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →