Where does “мъжле” come from?

мъжле (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian мъж, from Old Church Slavonic мѫжь, from Proto-Slavic mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

мъжле (Bulgarian): (small) man

Definitions

  1. (small) man

Ancestry of “мъжле”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмъжmale one of male sex
2Old Church Slavonicмѫжьman; male; husband
3Proto-Slavicmǫžьman; husband
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*mangjásman
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫžь →