Where does “ни́ша” come from?

ни́ша (Russian) comes from French niche, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche, from Old French nichier, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni — in.

ни́ша (Russian): niche, recess

Definitions

  1. niche, recess

Ancestry of “ни́ша”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnicheniche; kennel; first-person singular present...
2Middle Frenchniche
3Old Frenchniche
4Old Frenchnichierto nest
5Latinnīdusnest
6Proto-Italicnizdosnest
7Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “ни́ша

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁niEvery word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós