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

  1. A Russian district or provincial council, or...

Ancestry of “zemstvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзе́мствоzemstvo
2RussianЗемля́—
3Russian-скийUsed to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes...
4Old East Slavic-ьскъ—
Every word from Old East Slavic -ьскъ →Every word from Russian -ский →Every word from Russian Земля́ →