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Where does “уезд” come from?

уезд (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic уѣздъ, from Proto-Slavic jězdъ, from Proto-Slavic ězditi, from Proto-Slavic (j)ězditi.

Ancestry of “уезд”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicуѣздъ—
2Proto-Slavicjězdъ—
3Proto-Slavicězditi—
4Proto-Slavic(j)ězditi—

Words derived from “уезд”

  • uyezd
  • уездный
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