Where does “नीचा” come from?
नीचा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit नीच, from Sanskrit न्यञ्च्, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
नीचा (Hindi): low, under; lesser, inferior
Definitions
- low, under; lesser, inferior
Ancestry of “नीचा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | नीच | low, not high, short, dwarfish; deep, depressed;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | न्यञ्च् | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नि- | into; down; without, free of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |
Words derived from “नीचा”