Sanskrit नीच

← Avestan 𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬃𐬧𐬗- (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-Iranian (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)niHanč- (mention)

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)ni (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (derived)

→ Gujarati નીચું (inherited)

→ Hindi नीचा (inherited)

→ Hindi नीच (learned borrowing)