Where does “тихоокеанский” come from?

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

тихоокеанский (Russian): Pacific

Definitions

  1. Pacific

Ancestry of “тихоокеанский”, step by step

тихоокеанский traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ти́хий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianти́хийquiet
2Old East Slavicтихъ
3Proto-Slavictixъstill, quiet
4Proto-Balto-Slavicteišus

via Russian океа́н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianокеа́нocean
2Ancient Greekὠκεανόςocean
3Ancient GreekὨκεανόςthe great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a...
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic teišusEvery word from Proto-Slavic tixъEvery word from Old East Slavic тихъ
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