Where does “laikus” come from?

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

laikus (Hungarian): lay, non-professional, unprofessional, inexpert;...

Definitions

  1. lay, non-professional, unprofessional, inexpert;...

Ancestry of “laikus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinlaicus
2Ancient Greekλαϊκόςof the people; popular
3Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
4Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “laikus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós