Where does “чуть” come from?

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

чуть (Russian): a little, slightly; hardly, barely; almost,...

Definitions

  1. a little, slightly; hardly, barely; almost,...

Ancestry of “чуть”, step by step

чуть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian чу́ять

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчу́ятьto scent, to feel
2Proto-Slavicčùtito sense
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

via Proto-Samic čuotē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčuotēhundred
2Proto-Finno-Ugricśatahundred

Words derived from “чуть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čùti →Every word from Russian чу́ять →