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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nizъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ni- (“down”), from *h₁én. Indo-European cognates include Old Armenian նի- (ni-), Proto-Indo-Iranian *ní.

Adverb

*nizъ

  1. down, below

Preposition

*nizъ

  1. through, along (+ accusative case)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: низъ (nizŭ)
    • Belarusian: ніз (niz)
    • Russian: низ (niz)
    • Ukrainian: низ (nyz)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic: низъ (nizŭ)
      Glagolitic: ⱀⰻⰸⱏ (nizŭ)
    • Bulgarian: низ- (niz-)
    • Macedonian: низ (niz)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: низ
      Latin: niz
    • Slovene: niz
  • West Slavic:

References
  • Derksen, Rick (2008), “*nizъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 354
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “низ”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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