Where does “љу̑ди” come from?
љу̑ди (Serbo-Croatian) 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.
Ancestry of “љу̑ди”, step by step
Words derived from “љу̑ди”