Where does “drobny” come from?

drobny (Silesian) comes from Old Polish drobny, from Proto-Slavic drobьnъ, from Proto-Slavic drobiti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drobny (Silesian): small, fine

Definitions

  1. small, fine

Ancestry of “drobny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishdrobnyfine
2Proto-Slavicdrobьnъsmall, fine
3Proto-Slavicdrobitito crumble, crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic drobiti →Every word from Proto-Slavic drobьnъ →
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