Where does “великокаліберний” come from?

великокаліберний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian вели́кий, from Proto-Slavic velikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

великокаліберний (Ukrainian): large-calibre, large-caliber, heavy

Definitions

  1. large-calibre, large-caliber, heavy

Ancestry of “великокаліберний”, step by step

великокаліберний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian вели́кий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвели́кийbig, large
2Proto-Slavicvelikъgreat
3Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

via Ukrainian калі́бр

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкалі́брcaliber, calibre
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъEvery word from Proto-Slavic velikъEvery word from Ukrainian вели́кий