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 *(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)
      • Old Ruthenian: низъ (niz)
      • Russian: низ (niz)
    • Old Novgorodian: ниꙁе (nize)
  • 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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