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Where does “ludъ” come from?

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

ludъ (Proto-Slavic): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “ludъ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ludъ”

  • ludojad
  • lud
  • ludożerca
  • lidskost
  • nelidský
  • lidský
  • lid
  • lidový
  • луѓе
  • luź
  • lud
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