Where does “Minsk” come from?

Minsk is the English name for Russia's capital, from Russian Минск, of uncertain origin.

Ancestry of “Minsk”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	Минск	—
2	Polish	Mińsk	—
3	Belarusian	Мінск	—
4	Old East Slavic	Мѣньскъ	—

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