Where does “smali” come from?
smali (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse smali, from Old Norse smalr, from Proto-Germanic smalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.
smali (Icelandic): livestock; herder, herdsman; someone who gathers...
Definitions
- livestock; herder, herdsman; someone who gathers...
Ancestry of “smali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | smali | livestock |
| 2 | Old Norse | smalr | small |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smalaz | small |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mal- | small; little |
Words derived from “smali”