Where does “Małopolska” come from?

Małopolska (Polish) comes from Polish Mały, from Old Polish mały, from Proto-Slavic malъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

Ancestry of “Małopolska”, step by step

Małopolska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Mały

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMałysmall, little
2Old Polishmałysmall, little
3Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

via Polish polska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpolskafeminine nominative/vocative singular of polski
2Old PolishPolskaPoland
3Proto-Slavicpoľefield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “Małopolska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malъ →Every word from Old Polish mały →