Where does “висячий” come from?

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

висячий (Russian): hanging, suspended

Definitions

  1. hanging, suspended

Ancestry of “висячий”, step by step

висячий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian висе́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвисе́тьto hang
2Old East Slavicвисѣти—
3Proto-Slavicvisětito hang; to be suspended

via Ukrainian ви́сі́ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianви́сі́тиto hang, to be suspended
Every word from Proto-Slavic visěti →Every word from Old East Slavic висѣти →Every word from Russian висе́ть →