Where does “nejestiv” come from?

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

nejestiv (Serbo-Croatian): inedible

Definitions

  1. inedible

Ancestry of “nejestiv”, step by step

nejestiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian jestiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjestivedible
2Serbo-Croatianjȅstito eat, consume
3Proto-Slavicěstito eat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Serbo-Croatian ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannenot; no
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →
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