Where does “ма́ленький” come from?
ма́ленький (Russian) comes from Russian ма́лый, from Old East Slavic малъ, from Proto-Slavic malъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.
Ancestry of “ма́ленький”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ма́лый | little, not much; small |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | малъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | malъ | small; little |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mal- | small; little |
Words derived from “ма́ленький”