Where does “-е́д” come from?
-е́д (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.
Ancestry of “-е́д”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | есть | to eat; inflection of быть :
## present... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ěsti | to eat |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ēˀstei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |