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town, city

Source:*gordъProto-Slavic · “enclosure, fortified place”certain

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English

town, city

Polish

miasto

ˈmjastɔ

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Russian
го́родgorod
ˈɡorətinherited
The Church Slavonic twin град lives on in names (Волгоград) and poetry.
Ukrainian
мі́стоmisto
ˈmʲistɔdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *město 'place'
Polish
miasto
ˈmjastɔdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *město 'place'
Polish gród is the cognate of город, but means a historical fortified settlement.
Czech
město
ˈmɲɛstodifferent word · Proto-Slavic *město 'place'
Czech hrad, the cognate of город, means 'castle'.
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
gradград
ɡradinherited
English
town, city
Distant English relative: garden — Garden, yard and *gordъ go back to one Indo-European word for an enclosure.

Russian ме́сто “place, spot; seat”Ukrainian мі́сто “town, city”Polish miasto “town, city”Czech město “town, city”
Russian 'town' is го́род; 'place' is Ukrainian мі́сце, Polish miejsce, Czech místo. BCS mjesto means 'place', as in Russian.