Where does “маленько” come from?
маленько (Russian) comes from Russian ма́ленький, from Russian ма́лый, from Old East Slavic малъ, from Proto-Slavic malъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.
маленько (Russian): a little, a bit, somewhat
Definitions
- a little, a bit, somewhat
Ancestry of “маленько”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ма́ленький | — |
| 2 | Russian | ма́лый | little, not much; small |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | малъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | malъ | small; little |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mal- | small; little |