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Where does “mały” come from?

mały (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic malъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

mały (Upper Sorbian): little, small

Definitions

  1. little, small

Ancestry of “mały”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
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