Where does “височный” come from?

височный (Russian) comes from Russian висо́к, from Russian висе́ть, from Old East Slavic висѣти, from Proto-Slavic visěti — to hang; to be suspended.

височный (Russian): temporal, temple

Definitions

  1. temporal, temple

Ancestry of “височный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвисо́кtemple
2Russianвисе́тьto hang
3Old East Slavicвисѣти—
4Proto-Slavicvisětito hang; to be suspended
Every word from Proto-Slavic visěti →Every word from Old East Slavic висѣти →Every word from Russian висе́ть →