Where does “lao” come from?

lao (Aromanian) comes from Greek λαός, from Ancient Greek Λαός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

lao (Aromanian): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “lao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekλαόςpeople, the mass of a community as distinguished...
2Ancient GreekΛαόςpeople; people assembled
3Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →