Where does “निचला” come from?

निचला (Hindi) comes from Hindi नीचा, from Sanskrit नीच, from Sanskrit न्यञ्च्, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

निचला (Hindi): lower, bottom, underneath

Definitions

  1. lower, bottom, underneath

Ancestry of “निचला”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनीचाlow, under; lesser, inferior
2Sanskritनीचlow, not high, short, dwarfish; deep, depressed;...
3Sanskritन्यञ्च्to sink, bend, or hang down
4Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandown, downwards; in, into
6Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Every word from Sanskrit नि-
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