Where does “małostka” come from?

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

małostka (Polish): trifle, small fry, petty thing

Definitions

  1. trifle, small fry, petty thing

Ancestry of “małostka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmałośćsmallness
2PolishMałysmall, little
3Old Polishmałysmall, little
4Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
5Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “małostka”

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