Where does “менше” come from?

менше (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic mьňьjь, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

менше (Ukrainian): less

Definitions

  1. less

Ancestry of “менше”, step by step

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

Words derived from “менше”

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