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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmȃl—
2Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →