Where does “людьѥ” come from?

людьѥ (Old Church Slavonic) comes 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.

людьѥ (Old Church Slavonic): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “людьѥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicľudьjepeople
2Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudejes—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudispeople
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ljaudis →