Where does “местопрестъпление” come from?
местопрестъпление (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian мя́сто, from Old Church Slavonic мѣсто, from Proto-Slavic město — place, location; settlement, town, city.
местопрестъпление (Bulgarian): crime scene
Definitions
- crime scene
Ancestry of “местопрестъпление”, step by step
местопрестъпление traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian мя́сто
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | мя́сто | place, venue, spot, locale, site |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | мѣсто | place |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | město | place, location; settlement, town, city |
via Bulgarian престъпле́ние
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | престъпле́ние | crime |