Where does “темнокожий” come from?

темнокожий (Russian) comes from Russian ко́жа, 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.

темнокожий (Russian): dark-skinned

Definitions

  1. dark-skinned

Ancestry of “темнокожий”, step by step

темнокожий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ко́жа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianко́жаskin
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 тёмный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтёмныйdark; ignorant, uneducated; obscure, vague
2Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
3Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
4Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →