Where does “миколаївець” come from?

миколаївець (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian Микола́їв, from Ukrainian Микола́й, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

миколаївець (Ukrainian): male native or resident of Mykolayiv a town in Ukraine

Definitions

  1. male native or resident of Mykolayiv a town in Ukraine

Ancestry of “миколаївець”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianМикола́ївMykolai's; Nicholas's
2UkrainianМикола́й—
3Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
4Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
5Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →