Where does “ни́жний” come from?

ни́жний (Russian) comes from Russian низ, from Proto-Slavic nizъ, from Proto-Indo-European nei-ǵʰ-.

ни́жний (Russian): lower

Definitions

  1. lower

Ancestry of “ни́жний”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнизbottom, lower part
2Proto-Slavicnizъdown, below; through, along
3Proto-Indo-Europeannei-ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “ни́жний”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nei-ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nizъ →Every word from Russian низ →