Where does “чимало” come from?

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

чимало (Ukrainian): }} quite a few, a lot of, quite a lot of, many, a good many

Definitions

  1. }} quite a few, a lot of, quite a lot of, many, a good many

Ancestry of “чимало”, step by step

чимало 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 чи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianчиinterrogative particle: introduces a question;...
2Proto-Slavicčiif, whether; or
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malъ →Every word from Old East Slavic малъ →