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

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of сла́бый

Ancestry of “слабенький”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсла́быйweak
2Proto-Slavicslàbъweak
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slàbъ →Every word from Russian сла́бый →