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Where does “lid” come from?

lid (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic ľudъ, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

lid (Czech): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “lid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicľudъpeople
2Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

Words derived from “lid”

  • nelidský
  • lidský
  • lidový
  • lidskost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →