Where does “најести” come from?

најести (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian је̏сти, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

најести (Serbo-Croatian): to sate, satiate

Definitions

  1. to sate, satiate

Ancestry of “најести”, step by step

најести traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian је̏сти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianје̏стиto eat, consume
2Proto-Slavicěstito eat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Serbo-Croatian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнаto, on, onto; on, at, in; by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →