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 МѣньскъEvery word from Belarusian МінскEvery word from Polish Mińsk