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
- comparative degree of mały; smaller; smaller
Ancestry of “mniejszy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mьňьjь | smaller, lesser; comparative degree of *malъ |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
Words derived from “mniejszy”