Where does “myńszość” come from?

myńszość (Silesian) comes from Silesian myńszy, from Polish mniejszy, from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

myńszość (Silesian): minority

Definitions

  1. minority

Ancestry of “myńszość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Silesianmyńszysmaller
2Polishmniejszycomparative degree of mały; smaller; smaller
3Proto-Slavicmьňьjьsmaller, lesser; comparative degree of *malъ
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь →Every word from Polish mniejszy →