Where does “wysokonogi” come from?

wysokonogi (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...

wysokonogi (Polish): long-legged

Definitions

  1. long-legged

Ancestry of “wysokonogi”, step by step

wysokonogi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wysoki

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...

via Polish noga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnogaleg
2Old Polishnogaleg; foot
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kosEvery word from Proto-Slavic -kъEvery word from Proto-Slavic -okъ