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

Definitions

  1. meal

Ancestry of “obed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicobědъmeal; lunch
2Proto-Slavicoběsti—
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 →