Where does “лудовати” come from?

лудовати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian лу̑д, from Proto-Slavic ľudъ, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

лудовати (Serbo-Croatian): to romp, behave foolishly

Definitions

  1. to romp, behave foolishly

Ancestry of “лудовати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianлу̑дcrazy
2Proto-Slavicľudъpeople
3Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →