Where does “людці” come from?

людці (Ukrainian) comes from Russian лю́ди, 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.

людці (Ukrainian): unworthy people

Definitions

  1. unworthy people

Ancestry of “людці”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлю́диpeople
2Proto-Slavicľudьjepeople
3Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudejes—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicljaudispeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ljaudis →