Where does “mieścisko” come from?

mieścisko (Polish) comes from Polish -isko, from Old Polish -isko, from Proto-Slavic -isko — Alternative form of *-išče.

Ancestry of “mieścisko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-iskoforms augmentatives; forms nouns
2Old Polish-iskoforms nouns, typically relating to place
3Proto-Slavic-iskoAlternative form of *-išče
Every word from Proto-Slavic -isko →Every word from Polish -isko →Every word from Old Polish -isko →
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