Where does “појести” come from?

појести (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.

појести (Serbo-Croatian): to eat, consume

Definitions

  1. to eat, consume

Ancestry of “појести”, step by step

појести 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 по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →