Where does “мелкота” come from?

мелкота (Russian) comes from Russian [[мелкий.

мелкота (Russian): small fry (small fish)

Definitions

  1. small fry (small fish)

Ancestry of “мелкота”, step by step

мелкота traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian [[мелкий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian[[мелкий

via Russian ме́лк(ий)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́лк(ий)]]
Every word from Russian [[мелкий