Where does “водица” come from?

водица (Russian) comes from Russian вода́, from Old East Slavic вода, from Proto-Slavic vodà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wandō, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

водица (Russian): endearing diminutive of вода́

Definitions

  1. endearing diminutive of вода́

Ancestry of “водица”, step by step

водица traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вода́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвода́water
2Old East Slavicводаwater
3Proto-Slavicvodàwater
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Macedonian вода

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianводаwater
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →