Where does “вышеназванный” come from?

вышеназванный (Russian) comes from Russian вы́ше, from Proto-Slavic vyšьjь — higher, taller; comparative degree of *vysokъ.

вышеназванный (Russian): above-named, above-mentioned, aforesaid

Definitions

  1. above-named, above-mentioned, aforesaid

Ancestry of “вышеназванный”, step by step

вышеназванный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вы́ше

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвы́ше—
2Proto-Slavicvyšьjьhigher, taller; comparative degree of *vysokъ

via Russian на́званный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianна́званный—
Every word from Proto-Slavic vyšьjь →Every word from Russian вы́ше →