Etymology

cmavo

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Today it means: Function word(s), i.e., structural words. Full definition →

Lojban cmavo ← Arabic قَلِيل (kalil) ← Russian малый (mal)
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The story

  1. Mandarin小 (ciau)
  2. Englishsmall (smal)
  3. Hindiलघु (lagu)
  4. Russianмалый (mal)
  5. Arabicقَلِيل (kalil)
  6. Lojbancmalu
  7. Lojbanvalsi
  8. Lojbancmavo
  9. English todaycmavo

Borrowed from Lojban cmavo.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.