Where does “malo-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “malo-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “malo-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malъ →Every word from Slovincian moly →