Where does “mažyn” come from?

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

mažyn (Lithuanian): downward in size; becoming smaller

Definitions

  1. downward in size; becoming smaller

Ancestry of “mažyn”, step by step

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