Where does “lidé” come from?

lidé (Czech) comes from Old Czech ľudie, from Proto-Slavic ľudьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ljaudejes, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ljaudis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

lidé (Czech): nominative/vocative plural of člověk; people

Definitions

  1. nominative/vocative plural of člověk; people

Ancestry of “lidé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechľudiesuppletive}}; [[people
2Proto-Slavicľudьjepeople
3Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudejes—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudispeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “lidé”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ljaudis →
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