Where does “niż” come from?

niż (Silesian) comes from Old Polish niz, from Proto-Slavic *niže.

niż (Silesian): before

Definitions

  1. before

Ancestry of “niż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishnizused in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison; than
2Proto-Slavic*niže—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *niže →Every word from Old Polish niz →