Where does “малочисленный” come from?
малочисленный (Russian) comes from Russian число́, from Old East Slavic число, from Proto-Slavic čislo, from Proto-Slavic čisti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)keistéi, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.
малочисленный (Russian): scanty, few, not numerous; small
Definitions
- scanty, few, not numerous; small
Ancestry of “малочисленный”, step by step
малочисленный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian число́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | число́ | number; count; number |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | число | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čislo | number |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čisti | to read; to honour |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | (s)keistéi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeyt- | to notice; to read |