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Where does “нижний” come from?

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

нижний (Russian): lower

Definitions

  1. lower

Ancestry of “нижний”, step by step

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

Words derived from “нижний”

  • Nizhny Tagil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nei-ǵʰ- →