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Where does “mesto” come from?

mesto (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic město — place, location; settlement, town, city.

mesto (Slovak): city; town

Definitions

  1. city; town

Ancestry of “mesto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicměstoplace, location; settlement, town, city

Words derived from “mesto”

  • miest
  • námestie
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