Where does “lud” come from?

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

lud (Polish): the people; ordinary citizens of a country;...

Definitions

  1. the people; ordinary citizens of a country;...

Ancestry of “lud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicľudъpeople
2Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

Words derived from “lud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →