Where does “ближневосточный” come from?

ближневосточный (Russian) comes from Russian бли́жний, from Proto-Slavic *bližьnъ — near, close.

ближневосточный (Russian): Near East, Near Eastern; Middle East, Middle...

Definitions

  1. Near East, Near Eastern; Middle East, Middle...

Ancestry of “ближневосточный”, step by step

ближневосточный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian бли́жний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбли́жнийnear, nearby, neighboring
2Proto-Slavic*bližьnъnear, close

via Russian восто́к

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвосто́кeast; the East
Every word from Proto-Slavic *bližьnъ →Every word from Russian бли́жний →