Where does “иногородний” come from?

иногородний (Russian) comes from Russian го́род, from Old East Slavic городъ, from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

иногородний (Russian): nonresident with respect to a given city

Definitions

  1. nonresident with respect to a given city

Ancestry of “иногородний”, step by step

иногородний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian го́род

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianго́родcity, town; town, city
2Old East Slavicгородъfortification, castle
3Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Russian ино́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianино́йdifferent; other
2Old East Slavicинъother, another
3Proto-Slavicjьnъother, another; different
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*iˀnas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas →Every word from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ →