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Where does “высокі” come from?

высокі (Belarusian) comes from Russian высо́кий, from Old East Slavic вꙑсокъ, from Proto-Slavic vysokъ, from Proto-Slavic -okъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

высокі (Belarusian): high, tall

Definitions

  1. high, tall

Ancestry of “высокі”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвысо́кийhigh
2Old East Slavicвꙑсокъhigh; tall
3Proto-Slavicvysokъhigh; tall
4Proto-Slavic-okъFrom adjectives, forms a carrier of the...
5Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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