Where does “людоїд” come from?

людоїд (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ї́сти, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

людоїд (Ukrainian): cannibal, man-eater

Definitions

  1. cannibal, man-eater

Ancestry of “людоїд”, step by step

людоїд traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian ї́сти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianї́стиto eat (consume)
2Proto-Slavicěstito eat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Ukrainian лю́д

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлю́дpeople, folk
2Proto-Slavicľudъpeople
3Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →