Where does “Nizhny Tagil” come from?

Nizhny Tagil (English) comes from Russian ни́жний, from Russian низ, from Proto-Slavic nizъ, from Proto-Indo-European nei-ǵʰ-.

Nizhny Tagil (English): A city in Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia

Definitions

  1. A city in Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia

Ancestry of “Nizhny Tagil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianни́жнийlower
2Russianнизbottom, lower part
3Proto-Slavicnizъdown, below; through, along
4Proto-Indo-Europeannei-ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nei-ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nizъ →Every word from Russian низ →