Where does “maloměsto” come from?

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

maloměsto (Czech): small town

Definitions

  1. small town

Ancestry of “maloměsto”, step by step

maloměsto 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 město

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechměstocity
2Old Czechměstocity
3Proto-Slavic*mě̀stoprimary place, location
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malъ →Every word from Czech malý →