Where does “ちっと” come from?

ちっと (Japanese) comes from Japanese ちと, from Japanese と, from Old Japanese と, from Proto-Japonic tə, from Proto-Uralic tä — that.

ちっと (Japanese): slightly, somewhat, a bit

Definitions

  1. slightly, somewhat, a bit

Ancestry of “ちっと”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseちとslightly, a little, a bit, somewhat describing an amount or degree
2Japaneseとwith; and; a particle following a phrase or...
3Old Japaneseと—
4Proto-Japonictəplace
5Proto-Uralictäthat

Words derived from “ちっと”

Every word from Proto-Uralic tä →Every word from Proto-Japonic tə →Every word from Old Japanese と →