Where does “людиноподібний” come from?

людиноподібний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian люди́на, from Proto-Slavic *ľudina, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

людиноподібний (Ukrainian): anthropoid, humanlike, humanoid having characteristics of a human; similar to a human

Definitions

  1. anthropoid, humanlike, humanoid having characteristics of a human; similar to a human

Ancestry of “людиноподібний”, step by step

людиноподібний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian люди́на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлюди́наman, person, human being, singular of люди (a people, folk, mankind, men)
2Proto-Slavic*ľudinaa large man
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

via Ukrainian поді́бний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianподі́бнийsimilar, alike
2Proto-Slavic*podobьnъsimilar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *ľudina →Every word from Ukrainian люди́на →