Where does “тихонечко” come from?

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

тихонечко (Russian): very quietly

Definitions

  1. very quietly

Ancestry of “тихонечко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтихо́нькоsoftly, quietly
2Russianти́хийquiet
3Old East Slavicтихъ—
4Proto-Slavictixъstill, quiet
5Proto-Balto-Slavicteišus—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic teišus →Every word from Proto-Slavic tixъ →Every word from Old East Slavic тихъ →