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Where does “мал” come from?

мал (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic malъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

Ancestry of “мал”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “мал”

  • малешан
  • малашност
  • малашан
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