Where does “jesti” come from?

jesti (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

jesti (Slovene): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “jesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicěstito eat
2Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
4Proto-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 →