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Where does “низость” come from?

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

низость (Russian): lowness; baseness; meanness; pettiness; ignominy

Definitions

  1. lowness; baseness; meanness; pettiness; ignominy

Ancestry of “низость”, step by step

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