Where does “uniżony” come from?

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

uniżony (Polish): abject, groveling, obsequious

Definitions

  1. abject, groveling, obsequious

Ancestry of “uniżony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishuniżyćto lower, to abase, to humble
2Old Polishuniżyćto make smaller; to lower
3Old Polish*niżyć—
4Old Polishniskilow, short
5Proto-Slavicnizъkъlow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanni-down, below

Words derived from “uniżony”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ →Every word from Old Polish niski →