Where does “душечка” come from?

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

душечка (Russian): pleasant person, dear, love (a term of friendly address)

Definitions

  1. pleasant person, dear, love (a term of friendly address)

Ancestry of “душечка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianду́шкаpleasant person, dear, love, nice fellow, nice woman
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 →