Where does “visina” come from?
visina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Bulgarian вишна, from Proto-Slavic višьňa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéiśinjāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.
visina (Serbo-Croatian): height; altitude
Definitions
- height; altitude
Ancestry of “visina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | вишна | sour cherry |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | višьňa | sour cherry; cherry |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *wéiśinjāˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱs- | mistletoe |