Where does “нічний” come from?

нічний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ніч, from Old East Slavic ночь, from Proto-Slavic *nòťь — night.

нічний (Ukrainian): night, nighttime

Definitions

  1. night, nighttime

Ancestry of “нічний”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianнічnight
2Old East Slavicночьnight
3Proto-Slavic*nòťьnight
Every word from Proto-Slavic *nòťь →Every word from Old East Slavic ночь →Every word from Ukrainian ніч →