Etymology Explorer › Old East Slavic

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictixъstill, quiet
2Proto-Balto-Slavicteišus—

Words derived from “тихъ”

  • тихий
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic teišus →