Where does “malašan” come from?
malašan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian mȃl, from Proto-Slavic malъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.
malašan (Serbo-Croatian): small, tiny
Ancestry of “malašan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | mȃl | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | malъ | small; little |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mal- | small; little |