Where does “mesta” come from?

mesta (Finnish) comes from Russian ме́сто, from Old East Slavic мѣсто, from Proto-Slavic město — place, location; settlement, town, city.

mesta (Finnish): A place

Definitions

  1. A place

Ancestry of “mesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́стоplace, city; place, position
2Old East Slavicмѣсто—
3Proto-Slavicměstoplace, location; settlement, town, city

Words derived from “mesta”

Every word from Proto-Slavic město →Every word from Old East Slavic мѣсто →Every word from Russian ме́сто →