Where does “тихо” come from?

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

тихо (Ukrainian): quietly

Definitions

  1. quietly

Ancestry of “тихо”, 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 →