Where does “местность” come from?

местность (Russian) comes from Russian ме́стный, from Russian -ный, from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

местность (Russian): area, district, place, locality, region

Definitions

  1. area, district, place, locality, region

Ancestry of “местность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́стныйlocal
2Russian-ный-ish, -ic, -al, -ed
3Old Church Slavonic-ьнъish, -ic, -al, -ed
4Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →Every word from Russian -ный →Every word from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ →