Where does “obed” come from?
obed (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic obědъ, from Proto-Slavic oběsti, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
obed (Serbo-Croatian): meal
Ancestry of “obed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | obědъ | meal; lunch |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | oběsti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ěsti | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ēˀstei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |