Where does “низовой” come from?

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

низовой (Russian): lower; downstream, from/on the lower reaches;...

Definitions

  1. lower; downstream, from/on the lower reaches;...

Ancestry of “низовой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнизbottom, lower part
2Proto-Slavicnizъdown, below; through, along
3Proto-Indo-Europeannei-ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nei-ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nizъ →Every word from Russian низ →