Where does “Ермола́й” come from?

Ермола́й (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek Ἑρμόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Ancestry of “Ермола́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἙρμόλαοςgod Hermes + people
2Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
3Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “Ермола́й”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →