Where does “нижеследующий” come from?

нижеследующий (Russian) comes from Russian ни́зкий, from Old East Slavic низъкъ, from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ni- — down, below.

нижеследующий (Russian): following, subsequent

Definitions

  1. following, subsequent

Ancestry of “нижеследующий”, step by step

нижеследующий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ни́зкий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianни́зкийlow
2Old East Slavicнизъкъlow
3Proto-Slavicnizъkъlow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanni-down, below

via Russian сле́дующий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсле́дующийnext, following
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ →Every word from Old East Slavic низъкъ →