Where does “ти́хо” come from?

ти́хо (Russian) comes from Russian ти́хий, from Old East Slavic тихъ, from Proto-Slavic tixъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teišus.

ти́хо (Russian): quietly, softly, gently, faintly, silently

Definitions

  1. quietly, softly, gently, faintly, silently

Ancestry of “ти́хо”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianти́хийquiet
2Old East Slavicтихъ
3Proto-Slavictixъstill, quiet
4Proto-Balto-Slavicteišus
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic teišusEvery word from Proto-Slavic tixъEvery word from Old East Slavic тихъ
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