Where does “земский” come from?

земский (Russian) comes from Russian Земля́, from Russian -ский, from Old East Slavic -ьскъ.

земский (Russian): people's; zemstvo

Definitions

  1. people's; zemstvo

Ancestry of “земский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЗемля́—
2Russian-скийUsed to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes...
3Old East Slavic-ьскъ—
Every word from Old East Slavic -ьскъ →Every word from Russian -ский →Every word from Russian Земля́ →