Where does “малышок” come from?

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

малышок (Russian): kid, baby

Definitions

  1. kid, baby

Ancestry of “малышок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмалы́шlittle kid, baby, little boy
2Russianма́лыйlittle, not much; small
3Old East Slavicмалъsmall
4Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
5Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malъ →Every word from Old East Slavic малъ →