Where does “uniżać” come from?

uniżać (Polish) comes from Old Polish uniżać, from Old Polish uniżyć, from Old Polish *niżyć, from Old Polish niski, from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ni- — down, below.

uniżać (Polish): to lower, to abase, to humble

Definitions

  1. to lower, to abase, to humble

Ancestry of “uniżać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishuniżaćto lower oneself, to show humility
2Old Polishuniżyćto make smaller; to lower
3Old Polish*niżyć—
4Old Polishniskilow, short
5Proto-Slavicnizъkъlow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanni-down, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ →Every word from Old Polish niski →
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