Where does “обезлюживать” come from?

обезлюживать (Russian) comes from Russian обезлю́дить, 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.

обезлюживать (Russian): to depopulate

Definitions

  1. to depopulate

Ancestry of “обезлюживать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобезлю́дитьto depopulate
2Russianлю́диpeople
3Proto-Slavicľudьjepeople
4Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudejes—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudispeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
7Proto-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 →
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