Where does “ни́щий” come from?

ни́щий (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *niščь — poor, destitute.

ни́щий (Russian): poor, beggarly, destitute

Definitions

  1. poor, beggarly, destitute

Ancestry of “ни́щий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*niščьpoor, destitute

Words derived from “ни́щий

Every word from Proto-Slavic *niščь