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Where does “drobny” come from?

drobny (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic drobьnъ, from Proto-Slavic drobiti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drobny (Polish): small, fine; petty, trivial, trifling

Definitions

  1. small, fine; petty, trivial, trifling

Ancestry of “drobny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdrobьnъsmall, fine
2Proto-Slavicdrobitito crumble, crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “drobny”

  • Drobny
  • drobnostka
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