Where does “Târgoviște” come from?

Târgoviște (Romanian) comes from Church Slavonic търговище, from Proto-Slavic -išče, from Proto-Slavic isk-je.

Târgoviște (Romanian): fair

Definitions

  1. fair

Ancestry of “Târgoviște”, step by step

Târgoviște traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Church Slavonic търговище

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicтърговище—
2Proto-Slavic-iščeDenominal, denoting places or spaces; Denominal,...
3Proto-Slavicisk-je—

via Old Church Slavonic тръговище

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтръговище—

Words derived from “Târgoviște”

Every word from Proto-Slavic isk-je →Every word from Proto-Slavic -išče →Every word from Church Slavonic търговище →