Where does “potichu” come from?

potichu (Czech) comes from Czech po, from Old Czech po, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

potichu (Czech): quietly

Definitions

  1. quietly

Ancestry of “potichu”, step by step

potichu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpo+ "locative"; after
2Old Czechpofor
3Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Czech Tichý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechTichýquiet low sound
2Czechtichýstill, quiet; silent
3Proto-Slavictixъstill, quiet
4Proto-Balto-Slavicteišus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →
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