Where does “тихость” come from?

тихость (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic тихъ, from Proto-Slavic tixъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teišus.

тихость (Old Church Slavonic): silence; tranquility

Definitions

  1. silence; tranquility

Ancestry of “тихость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтихъsilent
2Proto-Slavictixъstill, quiet
3Proto-Balto-Slavicteišus—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic teišus →Every word from Proto-Slavic tixъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic тихъ →