Where does “male boginje” come from?

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

male boginje (Serbo-Croatian): alastrim; measles, rubeola

Definitions

  1. alastrim; measles, rubeola

Ancestry of “male boginje”, step by step

male boginje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian mȃl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmȃlsmall
2Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

via Serbo-Croatian bòginje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbòginjesmallpox (variola)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian mȃl →