Where does “малодушний” come from?

малодушний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian душа, from Old East Slavic доуша, from Proto-Slavic duša, from Proto-Slavic *duxja.

малодушний (Ukrainian): faint-hearted, cowardly, craven

Definitions

  1. faint-hearted, cowardly, craven

Ancestry of “малодушний”, step by step

малодушний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian душа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдушаsoul, spirit
2Old East Slavicдоушаsoul
3Proto-Slavicdušasoul; spirit
4Proto-Slavic*duxja—

via Ukrainian мали́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianмали́йlittle, small
Every word from Proto-Slavic *duxja →Every word from Proto-Slavic duša →Every word from Old East Slavic доуша →