Where does “людоед” come from?

людоед (Russian) comes from Russian лю́ди, 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.

людоед (Russian): man-eater, cannibal; a person, animal, or other creature that eats humans

Definitions

  1. man-eater, cannibal; a person, animal, or other creature that eats humans

Ancestry of “людоед”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлю́диpeople
2Proto-Slavicľudьjepeople
3Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudejes—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudispeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ljaudis →