Where does “tih” come from?

tih (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tixъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teišus.

tih (Serbo-Croatian): quiet, silent

Definitions

  1. quiet, silent

Ancestry of “tih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictixъstill, quiet
2Proto-Balto-Slavicteišus—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic teišus →Every word from Proto-Slavic tixъ →