Where does “najwyższy” come from?

najwyższy (Polish) comes from Polish wyższy, from Old Polish wyszy, from Proto-Slavic vyšьjь — higher, taller; comparative degree of *vysokъ.

najwyższy (Polish): highest

Definitions

  1. highest

Ancestry of “najwyższy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwyższycomparative degree of wysoki: higher, taller
2Old Polishwyszy—
3Proto-Slavicvyšьjьhigher, taller; comparative degree of *vysokъ
Every word from Proto-Slavic vyšьjь →Every word from Old Polish wyszy →Every word from Polish wyższy →