Where does “zmenšovať” come from?

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

zmenšovať (Slovak): to diminish, to reduce

Definitions

  1. to diminish, to reduce

Ancestry of “zmenšovať”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakzmenšiťto diminish, to reduce
2Slovakmenšícomparative degree of malý
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 Slovak menší →