Where does “malodušný” come from?

malodušný (Czech) comes from Czech Malý, from Czech malý, from Proto-Slavic malъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

malodušný (Czech): faint-hearted, cowardly, craven

Definitions

  1. faint-hearted, cowardly, craven

Ancestry of “malodušný”, step by step

malodušný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech Malý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechMalýsmall
2Czechmalýsmall; minor; Synonym of betl
3Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

via Czech duše

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdušesoul; inner tube; sound post
2Old Czechdušěsoul
3Proto-Slavicdušasoul; spirit
4Proto-Slavic*duxja—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malъ →Every word from Czech malý →