Where does “малоймові́рний” come from?

малоймові́рний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian мало, from Old East Slavic малъ, from Proto-Slavic malъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

малоймові́рний (Ukrainian): hardly probable, not likely, unlikely

Definitions

  1. hardly probable, not likely, unlikely

Ancestry of “малоймові́рний”, step by step

малоймові́рний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian мало

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianмалоa little, few, some
2Old East Slavicмалъsmall
3Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

via Ukrainian ймові́рний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianймові́рний—

Words derived from “малоймові́рний”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malъ →Every word from Old East Slavic малъ →