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
Ancestry of “mało”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lower Sorbian | mały | small |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | malъ | small; little |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mal- | small; little |