Where does “малова́жный” come from?

малова́жный (Russian) comes from Russian ва́жный, from Polish Ważny, from Polish waga, from Old Polish waga, from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg — to bring; to transport.

малова́жный (Russian): unimportant, of little importance, insignificant

Definitions

  1. unimportant, of little importance, insignificant

Ancestry of “малова́жный”, step by step

малова́жный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ва́жный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianва́жныйimportant
2PolishWażnyimportant
3Polishwagascales; weight
4Old Polishwagascale
5Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
6Middle Low Germanwāgewave
7Old Saxonwagwave
8Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
9Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Russian ма́лый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianма́лыйlittle, not much; small
2Old East Slavicмалъsmall
3Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “малова́жный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →