Where does “wyżyna” come from?

wyżyna (Polish) comes from Polish wyż, from Old Polish wysza, from Proto-Slavic vysь — height, elevation; summit.

wyżyna (Polish): highland

Definitions

  1. highland

Ancestry of “wyżyna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwyżupland
2Old Polishwyszaheight
3Proto-Slavicvysьheight, elevation; summit

Words derived from “wyżyna”

Every word from Proto-Slavic vysь →Every word from Old Polish wysza →Every word from Polish wyż →
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