Where does “їд” come from?

їд (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic ѣдъ, from Proto-Slavic ědъ, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

їд (Ukrainian): poison, venom

Definitions

  1. poison, venom

Ancestry of “їд”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicѣдъ—
2Proto-Slavicědъeating
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 →