Etymology Explorer
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Where does “тихъ” come from?
тихъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic tixъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teišus.
Ancestry of “тихъ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
tixъ
still, quiet
2
Proto-Balto-Slavic
teišus
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Words derived from “тихъ”
тихий
ти́хий
ти́хо
тихоокеанский
тихо́нько
потихо́ньку
тихо
тиховодий
затишье
тихарь
тихенький
тихенько
тихесенький
тихо
тихонечко
потихонечку
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