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Where does “минчанин” come from?

минчанин (Russian) comes from Russian Минск, from Polish Mińsk, from Belarusian Мінск, from Old East Slavic Мѣньскъ.

минчанин (Russian): citizen of Minsk

Definitions

  1. citizen of Minsk

Ancestry of “минчанин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМинск—
2PolishMińsk—
3BelarusianМінск—
4Old East SlavicМѣньскъ—
Every word from Old East Slavic Мѣньскъ →