Where does “mešťan” come from?

mešťan (Slovak) comes from Slovak mestský, from Slovak -ský, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

mešťan (Slovak): townsman, burgher

Definitions

  1. townsman, burgher

Ancestry of “mešťan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmestskýcity, municipal
2Slovak-ský-ian
3Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “mešťan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Slovak -ský →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →