Where does “ніжка” come from?

ніжка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian нога, from Old East Slavic нога, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

ніжка (Ukrainian): small leg, foot

Definitions

  1. small leg, foot

Ancestry of “ніжка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianногаleg
2Old East Slavicногаleg
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogà →Every word from Old East Slavic нога →