Where does “деточка” come from?

деточка (Russian) comes from Russian де́тка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

деточка (Russian): child, kid

Definitions

  1. child, kid

Ancestry of “деточка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianде́ткаbaby, honey term of endearment
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →
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