Where does “maleńko” come from?

maleńko (Polish) comes from Polish maleńki, from Polish -eńki, from Polish -eń, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “maleńko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmaleńki—
2Polish-eńkiforms diminutive masculine adjectives
3Polish-eńforms masculine nouns, predominantly agents
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →Every word from Polish -eń →