Where does “wielkolud” come from?

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

wielkolud (Polish): giant

Definitions

  1. giant

Ancestry of “wielkolud”, step by step

wielkolud 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 wielki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwielkibig, large; having large physical dimensions;...
2Old Polishwielkigreat, large
3Proto-Slavicvelikъgreat
4Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →