Where does “меншасць” come from?
меншасць (Belarusian) comes from Polish mniejszość, from Polish mniejszy, from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
меншасць (Belarusian): minority
Definitions
- minority
Ancestry of “меншасць”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | mniejszość | minority |
| 2 | Polish | mniejszy | comparative degree of mały; smaller; smaller |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mьňьjь | smaller, lesser; comparative degree of *malъ |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |