Where does “поместный” come from?

поместный (Russian) comes from Russian ме́сто, from Old East Slavic мѣсто, from Proto-Slavic město — place, location; settlement, town, city.

поместный (Russian): estate, manor

Definitions

  1. estate, manor

Ancestry of “поместный”, step by step

поместный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ме́сто

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́стоplace, city; place, position
2Old East Slavicмѣсто—
3Proto-Slavicměstoplace, location; settlement, town, city

via Russian поме́стье

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпоме́стьеestate, manor, hall, property a manor house
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