Where does “поясничный” come from?

поясничный (Russian) comes from Russian поясни́ца, from Russian -ни́ца, from Russian -а, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

поясничный (Russian): lumbar referring to the small of the back or the loins

Definitions

  1. lumbar referring to the small of the back or the loins

Ancestry of “поясничный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпоясни́цаwaist, loins, small of the back
2Russian-ни́ца—
3Russian-аNoun-forming suffix used to form diminutives of...
4Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
5Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Russian -ни́ца →