Where does “ľudъ” come from?

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

ľudъ (Proto-Slavic): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “ľudъ”, step by step

ľudъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic milъ

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

via Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “ľudъ”

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