Where does “полудети” come from?

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

полудети (Serbo-Croatian): to go mad, go crazy

Definitions

  1. to go mad, go crazy

Ancestry of “полудети”, step by step

полудети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian лудети

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianлудетиto go mad, go crazy
2Serbo-Croatianлу̑дcrazy
3Proto-Slavicľudъpeople
4Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →