Where does “ничком” come from?

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

ничком (Russian): prone, face down

Definitions

  1. prone, face down

Ancestry of “ничком”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianницprone, face down
2Old Church Slavonicницьbent down to the ground
3Proto-Slavicnĩcьlying face downwards
Every word from Proto-Slavic nĩcь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic ниць →Every word from Russian ниц →