Where does “уе́зд” come from?

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

уе́зд (Russian): uyezd; district administrative unit in the Russian Empire before 1917

Definitions

  1. uyezd; district administrative unit in the Russian Empire before 1917

Ancestry of “уе́зд”, step by step

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

Words derived from “уе́зд”

Every word from Proto-Slavic (j)ězditi →Every word from Proto-Slavic ězditi →Every word from Proto-Slavic jězdъ →