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Where does “наивысший” come from?

наивысший (Russian) comes from Russian наи-, from Proto-Slavic *najь-.

наивысший (Russian): superlative degree of высо́кий : highest,...

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of высо́кий : highest,...

Ancestry of “наивысший”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнаи-Prefix forming superlatives from comparative...
2Proto-Slavic*najь-—
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