Where does “małogłowie” come from?

małogłowie (Polish) comes from Polish głowa, from Polish -ka, from Old Polish -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

małogłowie (Polish): microcephaly

Definitions

  1. microcephaly

Ancestry of “małogłowie”, step by step

małogłowie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish głowa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgłowahead
2Polish-kafeminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;...
3Old Polish-kafeminine noun suffix
4Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

via Polish Mały

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMałysmall, little
2Old Polishmałysmall, little
3Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Polish -ka →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →