Where does “мѣсто” come from?

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

Ancestry of “мѣсто”, step by step

мѣсто traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic město

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicměstoplace, location; settlement, town, city

via Proto-Slavic *mě̀sto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*mě̀stoprimary place, location

Words derived from “мѣсто

Every word from Proto-Slavic město