Where does “ниц” come from?
ниц (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic ниць, from Proto-Slavic nĩcь.
ниц (Russian): prone, face down
Ancestry of “ниц”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | ниць | bent down to the ground |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | nĩcь | — |