Where does “ludożerca” come from?

ludożerca (Polish) comes from Polish żerca, from Polish -ca, from Old Polish -ca, from Proto-Slavic -ьca, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

ludożerca (Polish): A person who eats human flesh; a cannibal; A...

Definitions

  1. A person who eats human flesh; a cannibal; A...

Ancestry of “ludożerca”, step by step

ludożerca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish żerca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishżercaA type of priest in Slavic pagan religion; One...
2Polish-caForms agent nouns
3Old Polish-caforms agent nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deverbal , forms...
5Proto-Slavic-ьka—
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
7Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Polish -ca →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →