Where does “ни́сък” come from?

ни́сък (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ni- — down, below.

ни́сък (Bulgarian): low

Definitions

  1. low

Ancestry of “ни́сък”, step by step

ни́сък traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic nizъkъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnizъkъlow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanni-down, below

via Proto-Slavic nižьjь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnižьjьlower, smaller; comparative degree of *nizъkъ

Words derived from “ни́сък

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni-Every word from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ