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Where does “mělъkъ” come from?

mělъkъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

mělъkъ (Proto-Slavic): small, little; shallow

Definitions

  1. small, little; shallow

Ancestry of “mělъkъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
2Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “mělъkъ”

  • miałki
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