Where does “λαϊκός” come from?

λαϊκός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λᾱϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

λαϊκός (Greek): popular; folk; lay, secular

Definitions

  1. popular; folk; lay, secular

Ancestry of “λαϊκός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλᾱϊκόςcommon
2Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
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 →