Where does “човечуљак” come from?

човечуљак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian чо̏век, from Serbo-Croatian човek, from Proto-Slavic čьlověkъ.

човечуљак (Serbo-Croatian): manlet, manling; homunculus; midget, dwarf

Definitions

  1. manlet, manling; homunculus; midget, dwarf

Ancestry of “човечуљак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianчо̏векman, person
2Serbo-Croatianчовek—
3Proto-Slavicčьlověkъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic čьlověkъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian човek →Every word from Serbo-Croatian чо̏век →