Where does “слабенький” come from?
слабенький (Russian) comes from Russian сла́бый, from Proto-Slavic slàbъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
слабенький (Russian): Diminutive of сла́бый
Ancestry of “слабенький”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | сла́бый | weak |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | slàbъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₂b- | to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,... |