Where does “malen” come from?

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

malen (Serbo-Croatian): small

Definitions

  1. small

Ancestry of “malen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmȃlsmall
2Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian mȃl →