Where does “малоупотребимый” come from?

малоупотребимый (Russian) comes from Russian ма́лый, from Old East Slavic малъ, from Proto-Slavic malъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

малоупотребимый (Russian): seldom-used

Definitions

  1. seldom-used

Ancestry of “малоупотребимый”, step by step

малоупотребимый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ма́лый

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

via Russian употреби́мый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianупотреби́мый—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malъ →Every word from Old East Slavic малъ →