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Where does “mały” come from?

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

mały (Polish): small

Definitions

  1. small

Ancestry of “mały”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “mały”

  • Maly
  • Mały
  • Małoszyc
  • malec
  • Malec
  • Malik
  • maluch
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