Where does “вышестоящий” come from?

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

вышестоящий (Russian): of higher rank, superordinate

Definitions

  1. of higher rank, superordinate

Ancestry of “вышестоящий”, step by step

вышестоящий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вы́ше

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

via Russian стоя́щий

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