Where does “menšinový” come from?

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

menšinový (Czech): minority

Definitions

  1. minority

Ancestry of “menšinový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmenšinaminority
2Slovakmenšícomparative degree of malý
3Proto-Slavicmьňьjьsmaller, lesser; comparative degree of *malъ
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь →Every word from Slovak menší →