Where does “mniejszy” come from?

mniejszy (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mniejszy (Polish): comparative degree of mały; smaller; smaller

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of mały; smaller; smaller

Ancestry of “mniejszy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmьňьjьsmaller, lesser; comparative degree of *malъ
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mniejszy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь →