Where does “низкопоклонник” come from?

низкопоклонник (Russian) comes from Russian поклон, from Old East Slavic поклонъ, from Proto-Slavic *poklonъ, from Proto-Slavic klonъ, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

низкопоклонник (Russian): flatterer, adulator

Definitions

  1. flatterer, adulator

Ancestry of “низкопоклонник”, step by step

низкопоклонник traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian поклон

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпоклонbow; regards
2Old East Slavicпоклонъ—
3Proto-Slavic*poklonъbow (as in bowing down)
4Proto-Slavicklonъoffset, protrusion; slope; branch, twig
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Russian ни́зкий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianни́зкийlow
2Old East Slavicнизъкъlow
3Proto-Slavicnizъkъlow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanni-down, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Slavic klonъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *poklonъ →