Where does “ніжний” come from?

ніжний (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic něžьnъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

ніжний (Ukrainian): gentle, tender

Definitions

  1. gentle, tender

Ancestry of “ніжний”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicněžьnъtender
2Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic něžьnъ →