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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрасположе́ние—
2Russianрасположи́ть—
3Russianположи́тьto put, to lay
4Russianложи́ть—
5Old East Slavicложити—
6Proto-Slavicložitito lay
7Proto-Balto-Slaviclágīˀtei—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-éye-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
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