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
Ancestry of “висячий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | висе́ть | to hang |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | висѣти | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | visěti | to hang; to be suspended |