Where does “wysoczyzna” come from?

wysoczyzna (Polish) comes from Polish wysoki, 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...

wysoczyzna (Polish): highland, upland

Definitions

  1. highland, upland

Ancestry of “wysoczyzna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwysokitall; high
2Old Polishwysokitall; high
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -okъ →