Where does “Tichy” come from?

Tichy (English) comes from Czech Tichý, from Czech tichý, from Proto-Slavic tixъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teišus.

Ancestry of “Tichy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechTichýquiet low sound
2Czechtichýstill, quiet; silent
3Proto-Slavictixъstill, quiet
4Proto-Balto-Slavicteišus
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic teišusEvery word from Proto-Slavic tixъEvery word from Czech tichý