Where does “вис” come from?

вис (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian Lissa, from Latin Issa, from Ancient Greek Ἴσσα — exclamation of malicious triumph over another's distress.

вис (Serbo-Croatian): height; summit

Definitions

  1. height; summit

Ancestry of “вис”, step by step

вис traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Lissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianLissa—
2LatinIssa—
3Ancient GreekἼσσαexclamation of malicious triumph over another's distress

via Proto-Slavic vysь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvysьheight, elevation; summit
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴσσα →Every word from Latin Issa →Every word from Italian Lissa →