Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)mal-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Alternative forms

• *(s)mel-

Root

*(s)mal-

1. small
2. little

Derived terms

• Unsorted formations:
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *(s)malas
    • Proto-Slavic: *malъ (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *smalaz (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Italic: *malos
    • Latin: malus (possibly)