Where does “-ї́д” come from?

-ї́д (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.

-ї́д (Ukrainian): Suffix added to stems to show that it eats something; an eater

Definitions

  1. Suffix added to stems to show that it eats something; an eater

Ancestry of “-ї́д”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ї́д

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei