Where does “jadnik” come from?

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

jadnik (Serbo-Croatian): miserable person (wretched, needy, abandoned etc.)

Definitions

  1. miserable person (wretched, needy, abandoned etc.)

Ancestry of “jadnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjadmisery; distress; bitterness
2Proto-Slavicědъeating
3Proto-Slavicěstito eat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →