Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nizъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *ní (“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)
        • Old Ruthenian: низъ (niz)
        • Russian: низ (niz)
      • Old Novgorodian: низъ (nizŭ)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        Old Cyrillic script: низъ (nizŭ)
        Glagolitic script: ⱀⰻⰸⱏ (nizŭ)
      • Bulgarian: низ- (niz-)
      • Macedonian: низ (niz)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: низ
        Latin script: 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, Max (1964–1973), “низ”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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