Where does “солодка” come from?

солодка (Russian) comes from Russian солод, from Old East Slavic солодъ, from Proto-Slavic soldъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic salˀdus, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

солодка (Russian): liquorice (Glycyrrhiza, a plant)

Definitions

  1. liquorice (Glycyrrhiza, a plant)

Ancestry of “солодка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсолодmalt
2Old East Slavicсолодъ—
3Proto-Slavicsoldъmalt
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsalˀdus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic salˀdus →Every word from Proto-Slavic soldъ →