Where does “найме́нше” come from?

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

найме́нше (Ukrainian): least, least

Definitions

  1. least, least

Ancestry of “найме́нше”, step by step

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

Words derived from “найме́нше”

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