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Where does “малъ” come from?

малъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic malъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

Ancestry of “малъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “малъ”

  • malosol
  • малосоль
  • мало
  • маловато
  • малый
  • мало
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