Where does “легонько” come from?

легонько (Russian) comes from Russian легко́, from Russian лёгкий, from Proto-Slavic lьgъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

легонько (Russian): very slightly, very lightly

Definitions

  1. very slightly, very lightly

Ancestry of “легонько”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлегко́lightly
2Russianлёгкийlight, lightweight; easy, facile, slight; lucky
3Proto-Slaviclьgъkъlight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lьgъkъ →Every word from Russian лёгкий →