Where does “мило́чек” come from?

мило́чек (Russian) comes from Russian мило́к, from Russian ми́лый, from Old East Slavic милъ, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

мило́чек (Russian): dear, darling, sweetheart addressed to a man

Definitions

  1. dear, darling, sweetheart addressed to a man

Ancestry of “мило́чек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмило́кdear, darling, sweetheart addressed to a man
2Russianми́лыйdear, sweet; sweetheart; dear; cute
3Old East Slavicмилъdear, sweet
4Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →