Where does “людяність” come from?

людяність (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian лю́дяний, from Ukrainian лю́д, from Proto-Slavic ľudъ, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

людяність (Ukrainian): humanity, humaneness

Definitions

  1. humanity, humaneness

Ancestry of “людяність”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлю́дянийhumane
2Ukrainianлю́дpeople, folk
3Proto-Slavicľudъpeople
4Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →