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