Where does “ludojad” come from?

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

ludojad (Polish): A man-eating animal; A person who eats human...

Definitions

  1. A man-eating animal; A person who eats human...

Ancestry of “ludojad”, step by step

ludojad 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 jeść

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjeśćto eat
2Proto-Slavicěstito eat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →