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
- lower, bottom, underneath
Ancestry of “निचला”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | नीचा | low, under; lesser, inferior |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नीच | low, not high, short, dwarfish; deep, depressed;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | न्यञ्च् | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नि- | into; down; without, free of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |