Where does “чутка” come from?

чутка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian чути, from Old East Slavic чути, from Proto-Slavic čuti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

чутка (Ukrainian): rumour, rumor, hearsay

Definitions

  1. rumour, rumor, hearsay

Ancestry of “чутка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianчутиto hear; to feel, to sense; to smell
2Old East Slavicчути—
3Proto-Slavicčutito sense; to feel; to notice
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čuti →Every word from Old East Slavic чути →