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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | město | place, location; settlement, town, city |
via Proto-Slavic *mě̀sto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *mě̀sto | primary place, location |