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Where does “люди” come from?

люди (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic ľudьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ljaudejes, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ljaudis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

люди (Russian): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “люди”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicľudьjepeople
2Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudejes—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudispeople
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “люди”

  • многолюдный
  • безлюдный
  • безлюдье
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