Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ěsa

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Alternative reconstructions

• *ěsъ m, *ěša f

Etymology

From early *ēdsā, inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ēˀdsāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-s-eh₂, from *h₁ed- (“to eat”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *ēsą (“food, carrion”) < *h₁ed-s-om, Tocharian B: yetse (“skin”) < *h₁ed-s-os. Compare Lithuanian ė̃desis (“feed”) < *h₁ed-es-.

Noun

*ěsa f

1. food, dish, nourishment

Related terms

Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ed- (0 c, 3 e)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *ѣса (*jěsa)
    • Russian: я́са (jása)
• South Slavic:
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: јес m (archaic, rare); јеша (< *ěs-j-a)

    Latin script: jes m (archaic, rare); ješa (< *ěs-j-a)