Where does “ниц” come from?

ниц (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic ниць, from Proto-Slavic nĩcь — lying face downwards.

ниц (Russian): prone, face down

Definitions

  1. prone, face down

Ancestry of “ниц”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicницьbent down to the ground
2Proto-Slavicnĩcьlying face downwards

Words derived from “ниц”

Every word from Proto-Slavic nĩcь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic ниць →