Where does “гиперзвук” come from?

гиперзвук (Russian) comes from Russian гипер-, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

гиперзвук (Russian): hypersonic sound

Definitions

  1. hypersonic sound

Ancestry of “гиперзвук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгипер-hyper
2Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →