Where does “предместье” come from?
предместье (Russian) comes from Polish przedmieście, from Polish przed-, from Polish przed, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
предместье (Russian): suburb, outskirts, faubourg
Definitions
- suburb, outskirts, faubourg
Ancestry of “предместье”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | przedmieście | suburb |
| 2 | Polish | przed- | fore-, pro-; in front of, preceding |
| 3 | Polish | przed | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | perdъ | before, in front of; before |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |