Where does “чернокожий” come from?

чернокожий (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.

чернокожий (Russian): black of African descent

Definitions

  1. black of African descent

Ancestry of “чернокожий”, step by step

чернокожий 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 чёрный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчёрныйblack; rough, coarse; back
2Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
3Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
5Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →