Where does “м'якенький” come from?

м'якенький (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian м'яки́й, from Old East Slavic мѧкъкъ, from Proto-Slavic mękъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic minˀkakas, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥k-o-kó-s, from Proto-Indo-European menk- — maimed, mutilation, torment; to knead, to crush;...

Ancestry of “м'якенький”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianм'яки́йsoft
2Old East Slavicмѧкъкъ—
3Proto-Slavicmękъkъsoft
4Proto-Balto-Slavicminˀkakas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥k-o-kó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmenk-maimed, mutilation, torment; to knead, to crush;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mn̥k-o-kó-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic minˀkakas →