Where does “ниць” come from?

ниць (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic nĩcь — lying face downwards.

ниць (Old Church Slavonic): bent down to the ground

Definitions

  1. bent down to the ground

Ancestry of “ниць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnĩcьlying face downwards

Words derived from “ниць

Every word from Proto-Slavic nĩcь