Where does “малодушно” come from?
малодушно (Russian) comes from Russian малоду́шный, 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.
малодушно (Russian): faint-heartedly, apprehensively, in a cowardly fashion, in a cowardly manner
Definitions
- faint-heartedly, apprehensively, in a cowardly fashion, in a cowardly manner
Ancestry of “малодушно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | малоду́шный | faint-hearted, cowardly, craven |
| 2 | Russian | малодушие | pusillanimity; cowardice |
| 3 | Russian | дух | spirit; mind; courage |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | duxъ | breath; whiff; smell, odor |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | daušás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰews- | Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |