Where does “mažinti” come from?

mažinti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian mažas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maźas.

mažinti (Lithuanian): to decrease, reduce, lessen

Definitions

  1. to decrease, reduce, lessen

Ancestry of “mažinti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianmažaslittle, small
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*maźas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maźas →Every word from Lithuanian mažas →
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