Where does “*niHćás” come from?
*niHćás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *niHčás, from Proto-Indo-European *ni-h₃kʷ-ós.
Ancestry of “*niHćás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *niHčás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *ni-h₃kʷ-ós | — |