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

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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-

small
little

Derived terms

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