Where does “местоположение” come from?

местоположение (Russian) comes from Russian положение, from Russian положи́ть, from Russian ложи́ть, from Old East Slavic ложити, from Proto-Slavic ložiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

местоположение (Russian): location

Definitions

  1. location

Ancestry of “местоположение”, step by step

местоположение traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian положение

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianположениеposition, location
2Russianположи́тьto put, to lay
3Russianложи́тьto put, to lay (down)
4Old East Slavicложити—
5Proto-Slavicložitito lay
6Proto-Balto-Slaviclágīˀtei—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-éye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Russian ме́сто

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́стоplace, city; place, position
2Old East Slavicмѣсто—
3Proto-Slavicměstoplace, location; settlement, town, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei →