Where does “mało” come from?

mało (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian mały, from Proto-Slavic malъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

mało (Lower Sorbian): few; few, little

Definitions

  1. few; few, little

Ancestry of “mało”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianmałysmall
2Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malъ →Every word from Lower Sorbian mały →
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