Proto-IE: *(e)mey-
Meaning: small, little
Hittite: ammijant- 'klein' (Tischler 22 basically without etymology)
Tokharian: A, B mi- 'hurt, harm (grievously)' (Adams 460)
Old Indian: minoti, minā́ti, mīnāti, pass. mī́yate, mīyáte, ptc. mīta- (in pra-mīta-) `to lessen, diminish, destroy'; manyu-mī- `destroying hostile fury'
Old Greek: minǘthō `geringer werden, dahinschwinden', minǘ-zdēo- = oligóbios Hsch., minǘ-ōro-, minü-ṓrio- `kurze Zeit lebend', adv. mínüntha `eine kleine Weile, nur kurze Zeit'; comp. méi̯ōn, n. mêi̯on `kleiner', mêi̯o-n n. `Kleinvieh (Schaf, Lamm), das an den Apaturien geopfert wurde'
Latin: minor, -ōris, n. minus `kleiner, geringer', pl. `kleine Leute; Nachkommen'; adv. minus `weniger'; minimus, -a `der kleinste', minister, -trī m. `Diener', minuō, -ere `verkleinern, verringern, minden, schmälern'; adv. nimis `allzusehr', nimius, -a `übermässig unmässig, zu gross'; permitiēs, -ēī f. `Verderben'
Other Italic: Osk menvum `minuere', min<s> `minus', minive `minōre'
Celtic: *min- > Corn minow `verkleinern, mindern', MBret mynhuigenn `mie de pain', Bret minvik `mie de pain'
Russ. meaning: маленький
Comments: Note a very frequent -n-suffixation in this root (suggesting that *mein- could be its original shape, with subsequent reanalyses).
