Where does “новгородский” come from?
новгородский (Russian) comes from Russian Но́вгород, from Old East Slavic Новъгородъ, from Old East Slavic городъ, from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
Ancestry of “новгородский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | Но́вгород | Newtown |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | Новъгородъ | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | городъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | gȏrdъ | fortified settlement |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gardas | enclosure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |