Where does “luź” come from?

luź (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic ľudъ, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

luź (Lower Sorbian): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “luź”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicľudъpeople
2Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →