Russian мало

← Proto-Indo-European *(s)mēlo- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (mention)

← Old East Slavic малъ (inherited)

← Russian наиме́нее (link)

← Proto-Slavic *malъ (inherited)

→ English malosol (mention)

→ Russian мало-по-малу (affix)

→ Russian мало-помалу (affix)