Where does “высочество” come from?

высочество (Russian) comes from Russian высо́кий, 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...

высочество (Russian): Highness

Definitions

  1. Highness

Ancestry of “высочество”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвысо́кийhigh
2Old East Slavicвꙑсокъhigh; tall
3Proto-Slavicvysokъhigh; tall
4Proto-Slavic-okъFrom adjectives, forms a carrier of the...
5Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -okъ →