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

Maly traces back through 3 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 Polish Mały

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMałysmall, little
2Old Polishmałysmall, little

via Slovak malý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmalýsmall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malъ →Every word from Czech malý →