Where does “повисок” come from?

повисок (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian висок, from Proto-Slavic vysokъ, from Proto-Slavic -okъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

повисок (Serbo-Croatian): tallish

Definitions

  1. tallish

Ancestry of “повисок”, step by step

повисок traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian висок

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвисокhigh, tall; elevated; raised
2Proto-Slavicvysokъhigh; tall
3Proto-Slavic-okъFrom adjectives, forms a carrier of the...
4Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -okъ →