Where does “всевышний” come from?

всевышний (Russian) comes from Russian все-, from Proto-Slavic vьśь, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

всевышний (Russian): the Most High, the supreme God

Definitions

  1. the Most High, the supreme God

Ancestry of “всевышний”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвсе-all-, omni-, pan-
2Proto-Slavicvьśьall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьśь →