Where does “myńszy” come from?

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

myńszy (Silesian): smaller

Definitions

  1. smaller

Ancestry of “myńszy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmniejszycomparative degree of mały; smaller; smaller
2Proto-Slavicmьňьjьsmaller, lesser; comparative degree of *malъ
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “myńszy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь →Every word from Polish mniejszy →