Where does “zmenšiť” come from?

zmenšiť (Slovak) comes from Slovak menší, from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

zmenšiť (Slovak): to diminish, to reduce

Definitions

  1. to diminish, to reduce

Ancestry of “zmenšiť”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zmenšiť”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь →Every word from Slovak menší →
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