Where does “krasnolud” come from?

krasnolud (Polish) comes from Polish lud, from Proto-Slavic ľudъ, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

krasnolud (Polish): dwarf

Definitions

  1. dwarf

Ancestry of “krasnolud”, step by step

krasnolud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish lud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishludthe people; ordinary citizens of a country;...
2Proto-Slavicľudъpeople
3Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

via Polish Krasny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKrasny—
2Proto-Slavickrasьnъbeautiful
3Proto-Slavickrasabeauty
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH-to shout

Words derived from “krasnolud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →