Where does “lidojed” come from?

lidojed (Czech) comes from Czech lidé, 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.

lidojed (Czech): cannibal

Definitions

  1. cannibal

Ancestry of “lidojed”, step by step

lidojed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech lidé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlidénominative/vocative plural of člověk; people
2Old Czechľudiesuppletive}}; [[people
3Proto-Slavicľudьjepeople
4Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudejes—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudispeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

via Czech jíst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjístto eat
2Old Czechjiestito eat
3Proto-Slavicěstito eat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ljaudis →