Where does “низкорослый” come from?

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

низкорослый (Russian): undersized, shortish, dwarf

Definitions

  1. undersized, shortish, dwarf

Ancestry of “низкорослый”, step by step

низкорослый 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 ро́слый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianро́слыйtall of a person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ →Every word from Old East Slavic низъкъ →