Where does “wysszy” come from?
wysszy (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish wysoki, from Proto-Slavic vysokъ, from Proto-Slavic -okъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
wysszy (Old Polish): comparative degree of wysoki
Definitions
- comparative degree of wysoki
Ancestry of “wysszy”, step by step
wysszy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Polish wysoki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | wysoki | tall; high |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vysokъ | high; tall |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -okъ | From adjectives, forms a carrier of the... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
via Proto-Slavic vyšьjь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | vyšьjь | higher, taller; comparative degree of *vysokъ |