Where does “солнышко” come from?

солнышко (Russian) comes from Russian со́лнце, from Old East Slavic сълньце, from Proto-Slavic sъlnьce, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *súlˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

солнышко (Russian): (small) sun

Definitions

  1. (small) sun

Ancestry of “солнышко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсо́лнце—
2Old East Slavicсълньцеsun
3Proto-Slavicsъlnьcesun
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*súlˀnissun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *súlˀnis →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlnьce →