Where does “малоду́шный” come from?

малоду́шный (Russian) comes from Russian малодушие, from Russian дух, from Proto-Slavic duxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

малоду́шный (Russian): faint-hearted, cowardly, craven

Definitions

  1. faint-hearted, cowardly, craven

Ancestry of “малоду́шный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмалодушиеpusillanimity; cowardice
2Russianдухspirit; mind; courage
3Proto-Slavicduxъbreath; whiff; smell, odor
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdaušás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “малоду́шный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás →
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