Where does “smali” come from?

smali (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse smalr, from Proto-Germanic smalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

smali (Old Norse): livestock

Definitions

  1. livestock

Ancestry of “smali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmalrsmall
2Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “smali”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smalaz →Every word from Old Norse smalr →