Etymology Explorer › Georgian

Where does “ნიშა” come from?

ნიშა (Georgian) comes from Russian ни́ша, from French niche, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche, from Old French nichier, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós — in.

ნიშა (Georgian): niche; a white spot on the forehead of animals;...

Definitions

  1. niche; a white spot on the forehead of animals;...

Ancestry of “ნიშა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianни́ша—
2Frenchnicheniche; kennel; first-person singular present...
3Middle Frenchniche—
4Old Frenchniche—
5Old Frenchnichierto nest
6Latinnīdus—
7Proto-Italicnizdosnest
8Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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