Where does “mniejszyć” come from?
mniejszyć (Polish) comes from Polish mniejszy, from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
mniejszyć (Polish): to reduce, to lessen, to make smaller
Definitions
- to reduce, to lessen, to make smaller
Ancestry of “mniejszyć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | mniejszy | comparative degree of mały; smaller; smaller |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mьňьjь | smaller, lesser; comparative degree of *malъ |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
Words derived from “mniejszyć”