Where does “месторасположение” come from?

месторасположение (Russian) comes from Russian расположе́ние, from Russian расположи́ть, 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 — to lie.

месторасположение (Russian): location

Definitions

  1. location

Ancestry of “месторасположение”, step by step

месторасположение traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian расположе́ние

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрасположе́ниеplacement, arrangement, placing
2Russianрасположи́тьto place, to dispose, to arrange, to set
3Russianположи́тьto put, to lay
4Russianложи́тьto put, to lay (down)
5Old East Slavicложити
6Proto-Slavicložitito lay
7Proto-Balto-Slaviclágīˀtei
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-éye-ti
9Proto-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-tiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei