Where does “тихенько” come from?

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

тихенько (Ukrainian): quietly, gently, softly

Definitions

  1. quietly, gently, softly

Ancestry of “тихенько”, step by step

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