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

  1. faint-heartedly, apprehensively, in a cowardly fashion, in a cowardly manner

Ancestry of “малодушно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмалоду́шныйfaint-hearted, cowardly, craven
2Russianмалодушиеpusillanimity; cowardice
3Russianдухspirit; mind; courage
4Proto-Slavicduxъbreath; whiff; smell, odor
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdaušás
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás