Where does “сыроед” come from?

сыроед (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.

сыроед (Russian): raw food eater

Definitions

  1. raw food eater

Ancestry of “сыроед”, 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 →