Where does “минчанин” come from?

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

минчанин (Russian): citizen of Minsk

Definitions

  1. citizen of Minsk

Ancestry of “минчанин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМинск—
2PolishMińsk—
3BelarusianМінск—
4Old East SlavicМѣньскъMinsk
Every word from Old East Slavic Мѣньскъ →Every word from Belarusian Мінск →Every word from Polish Mińsk →