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Where does “ljudeskara” come from?

ljudeskara (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ljȗdi, 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.

ljudeskara (Serbo-Croatian): giant, a large man

Definitions

  1. giant, a large man

Ancestry of “ljudeskara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianljȗdi—
2Proto-Slavicľudьjepeople
3Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudejes—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudispeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
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