Where does “наиболее” come from?

наиболее (Russian) comes from Russian наи-, from Proto-Slavic *najь- — used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs, taking the form of comparative as the basis; similar to most and -est.

наиболее (Russian): (superlative) the most, above all, most of all

Definitions

  1. (superlative) the most, above all, most of all

Ancestry of “наиболее”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнаи-Prefix forming superlatives from comparative...
2Proto-Slavic*najь-used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs, taking the form of comparative as the basis; similar to most and -est
Every word from Proto-Slavic *najь- →Every word from Russian наи- →