Where does “местопребывание” come from?

местопребывание (Russian) comes from Russian ме́сто, from Old East Slavic мѣсто, from Proto-Slavic město — place, location; settlement, town, city.

местопребывание (Russian): residence, abode, seat, whereabouts

Definitions

  1. residence, abode, seat, whereabouts

Ancestry of “местопребывание”, step by step

местопребывание traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ме́сто

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́стоplace, city; place, position
2Old East Slavicмѣсто—
3Proto-Slavicměstoplace, location; settlement, town, city

via Russian пребыва́ние

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпребыва́ниеstay, sojourn abode, holiday or temporary residence
Every word from Proto-Slavic město →Every word from Old East Slavic мѣсто →Every word from Russian ме́сто →