Where does “vysočina” come from?

vysočina (Czech) comes from Czech vysoký, from Proto-Slavic vysokъ, from Proto-Slavic -okъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

vysočina (Czech): highland

Definitions

  1. highland

Ancestry of “vysočina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvysokýhigh; tall
2Proto-Slavicvysokъhigh; tall
3Proto-Slavic-okъFrom adjectives, forms a carrier of the...
4Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -okъ →