Where does “wysoki” come from?

wysoki (Silesian) comes from Old Polish wysoki, from Proto-Slavic vysokъ, from Proto-Slavic -okъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

wysoki (Silesian): tall; high

Definitions

  1. tall; high

Ancestry of “wysoki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishwysokitall; high
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -okъ →