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Where does “вис” come from?

вис (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian Lissa, from Latin Issa, from Ancient Greek Ἴσσα.

вис (Serbo-Croatian): height; summit

Definitions

  1. height; summit

Ancestry of “вис”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianLissa—
2LatinIssa—
3Ancient GreekἼσσα—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴσσα →