Where does “Maly” come from?
Maly (English) comes from Czech Malý, from Czech malý, from Proto-Slavic malъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.
Ancestry of “Maly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | Malý | — |
| 2 | Czech | malý | small; minor; Synonym of betl |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | malъ | small; little |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mal- | small; little |