Where does “λαός” come from?

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

λαός (Greek): people, the mass of a community as distinguished...

Definitions

  1. people, the mass of a community as distinguished...

Ancestry of “λαός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΛαόςpeople; people assembled
2Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “λαός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →