Where does “высотник” come from?

высотник (Russian) comes from Russian высота́, from Russian -ота́, from Proto-Slavic -ota, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -atā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European -otéh₂.

высотник (Russian): A pilot specialized for high-altitude flights and missions

Definitions

  1. A pilot specialized for high-altitude flights and missions

Ancestry of “высотник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвысота́height (distance from bottom to top)
2Russian-ота́—
3Proto-Slavic-otaDeadjectival, forming abstract nouns denoting the...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-atā́ˀ—
5Proto-Indo-European-otéh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -otéh₂ →Every word from Russian -ота́ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ota →