Where does “ма́лый” come from?

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

ма́лый (Russian): little, not much; small

Definitions

  1. little, not much; small

Ancestry of “ма́лый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмалъsmall
2Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “ма́лый”

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