Where does “zemstvo” come from?
zemstvo (English) comes from Russian зе́мство, from Russian Земля́, from Russian -ский, from Old East Slavic -ьскъ.
zemstvo (English): A Russian district or provincial council, or...
Definitions
- A Russian district or provincial council, or...
Ancestry of “zemstvo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | зе́мство | zemstvo |
| 2 | Russian | Земля́ | — |
| 3 | Russian | -ский | Used to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes... |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | -ьскъ | — |