Where does “selskoi” come from?

selskoi (Ingrian) comes from Russian се́льский, from Old East Slavic сельскъіи, from Proto-Slavic *sèlьskъ — village.

selskoi (Ingrian): (village) elder

Definitions

  1. (village) elder

Ancestry of “selskoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсе́льскийvillage
2Old East Slavicсельскъіи—
3Proto-Slavic*sèlьskъvillage
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sèlьskъ →Every word from Old East Slavic сельскъіи →Every word from Russian се́льский →