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
- small, fine; petty, trivial, trifling
Ancestry of “drobny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | drobьnъ | small, fine |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | drobiti | to crumble, crush |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |
Words derived from “drobny”