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Where does “місце” come from?

місце (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic мѣстьце, from Proto-Slavic městьce, from Proto-Slavic -ьce — Denominal, forms diminutives from neutral nouns;...

місце (Ukrainian): place, spot; room, space

Definitions

  1. place, spot; room, space

Ancestry of “місце”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмѣстьце—
2Proto-Slavicměstьce—
3Proto-Slavic-ьceDenominal, forms diminutives from neutral nouns;...
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