Where does “ludomór” come from?

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

ludomór (Polish): poison for people

Definitions

  1. poison for people

Ancestry of “ludomór”, step by step

ludomór 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 mór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmórplague, murrain
2Proto-Slavicmorъplague
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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