Where does “meštiansky” come from?

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

meštiansky (Slovak): town

Definitions

  1. town

Ancestry of “meštiansky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmešťantownsman, burgher
2Slovakmestskýcity, municipal
3Slovak-ský-ian
4Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
5Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Slovak -ský →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →