Where does “povisok” come from?

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

povisok (Serbo-Croatian): tallish

Definitions

  1. tallish

Ancestry of “povisok”, step by step

povisok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian vìsok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvìsoktall
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 po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -okъ →
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