Where does “mjeńšy” come from?

mjeńšy (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mjeńšy (Lower Sorbian): comparative degree of mały

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of mały

Ancestry of “mjeńšy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmьňьjьsmaller, lesser; comparative degree of *malъ
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь →