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Where does “высо́кий” come from?

высо́кий (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic вꙑсокъ, from Proto-Slavic vysokъ, from Proto-Slavic -okъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

высо́кий (Russian): high

Definitions

  1. high

Ancestry of “высо́кий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвꙑсокъhigh; tall
2Proto-Slavicvysokъhigh; tall
3Proto-Slavic-okъFrom adjectives, forms a carrier of the...
4Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “высо́кий”

  • высококачественный
  • высокоэффективный
  • высоченный
  • высококвалифицированный
  • высокоточный
  • высокотехнологичный
  • высокопоставленный
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