Where does “сыроежка” come from?

сыроежка (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.

сыроежка (Russian): any mushroom of the genus Russula

Definitions

  1. any mushroom of the genus Russula

Ancestry of “сыроежка”, step by step

сыроежка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian есть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianестьto eat
2Proto-Slavicěstito eat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Russian сыро́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсыро́йdamp, moist
2Proto-Slavicsyrъdamp, raw
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsū́ˀrassalty, bitter
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansúHrossour, acidic, salty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →