Where does “низенький” come from?
низенький (Russian) comes from Ukrainian -е́нький, from Russian -кий, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
низенький (Russian): Diminutive of ни́зкий
Definitions
- Diminutive of ни́зкий
Ancestry of “низенький”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | -е́нький | Suffix used to form |
| 2 | Russian | -кий | -y, -ous: Used to form qualitative adjectives... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ъkъ | Forms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |