Where does “ちと” come from?

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

ちと (Japanese): slightly, a little, a bit, somewhat describing an amount or degree

Definitions

  1. slightly, a little, a bit, somewhat describing an amount or degree

Ancestry of “ちと”, step by step

ちと traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese と

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseとwith; and; a particle following a phrase or...
2Old Japaneseと—
3Proto-Japonictəplace
4Proto-Uralictäthat

via Japanese ち

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseち千 thousand; 父 term of respect for a boy; 血 blood

Words derived from “ちと”

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