Where does “местност” come from?

местност (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian ме́стен, from Bulgarian мя́сто, from Old Church Slavonic мѣсто, from Proto-Slavic město — place, location; settlement, town, city.

местност (Bulgarian): place, region, area

Definitions

  1. place, region, area

Ancestry of “местност”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianме́стенlocal, regional
2Bulgarianмя́стоplace, venue, spot, locale, site
3Old Church Slavonicмѣстоplace
4Proto-Slavicměstoplace, location; settlement, town, city
Every word from Proto-Slavic město →Every word from Old Church Slavonic мѣсто →Every word from Bulgarian мя́сто →