Where does “травоїдний” come from?

травоїдний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ї́сти, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

травоїдний (Ukrainian): herbivorous

Definitions

  1. herbivorous

Ancestry of “травоїдний”, step by step

травоїдний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian ї́сти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianї́стиto eat (consume)
2Proto-Slavicěstito eat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Ukrainian трава

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianтраваgrass; herb; weed
2Proto-Slavictrāvàgrass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →