Where does “menšina” come from?

menšina (Czech) comes from Slovak menší, from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

menšina (Czech): minority

Definitions

  1. minority

Ancestry of “menšina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmenšícomparative degree of malý
2Proto-Slavicmьňьjьsmaller, lesser; comparative degree of *malъ
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “menšina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь →Every word from Slovak menší →