Where does “високошановний” come from?
високошановний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian висо́кий, from Russian высо́кий, from Old East Slavic вꙑсокъ, from Proto-Slavic vysokъ, from Proto-Slavic -okъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
високошановний (Ukrainian): dear, respected, highly esteemed (used as an honorific)
Definitions
- dear, respected, highly esteemed (used as an honorific)
Ancestry of “високошановний”, step by step
високошановний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian висо́кий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | висо́кий | high |
| 2 | Russian | высо́кий | high |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | вꙑсокъ | high; tall |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vysokъ | high; tall |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -okъ | From adjectives, forms a carrier of the... |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
via Ukrainian шано́вний
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | шано́вний | respectful, dear (also as a form of address) |