Where does “uyezd” come from?

uyezd (English) comes from Russian уе́зд, from Old East Slavic уѣздъ, from Proto-Slavic jězdъ, from Proto-Slavic ězditi, from Proto-Slavic (j)ězditi.

uyezd (English): An administrative subdivision of Muscovy, the...

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  1. An administrative subdivision of Muscovy, the...

Ancestry of “uyezd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуе́здuyezd; district administrative unit in the Russian Empire before 1917
2Old East Slavicуѣздъ—
3Proto-Slavicjězdъ—
4Proto-Slavicězditi—
5Proto-Slavic(j)ězditi—
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