Where does “velemesto” come from?

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

velemesto (Slovene): metropolis

Definitions

  1. metropolis

Ancestry of “velemesto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenemestoplace, location; town
2Proto-Slavicměstoplace, location; settlement, town, city
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