Where does “лапочка” come from?

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

лапочка (Russian): cutie pie, baby, darling, lassie endearing word for women or children

Definitions

  1. cutie pie, baby, darling, lassie endearing word for women or children

Ancestry of “лапочка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianла́пкаa (small) paw
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 →