Where does “ciut” come from?

ciut (Polish) comes from Russian чуть, from Russian чу́ять, from Proto-Slavic čùti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

ciut (Polish): a little

Definitions

  1. a little

Ancestry of “ciut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчутьa little, slightly; hardly, barely; almost,...
2Russianчу́ятьto scent, to feel
3Proto-Slavicčùtito sense
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čùti →Every word from Russian чу́ять →
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