Kmetstvo

[Uladzimir L. Katkouski]

On  1 Dec 98 at 18:09, FRISON Philippe wrote:

> Does anybody know the etymological origin of the Bulgarian word 'kmetstvo'
> which means 'mayor'?
> It does not seem to come from an Slavic root.
> Any help would be appreciated.

Just a small corrrection, "kmetstvo" means mayor's offices', while
he/she is called simply "kmet." As for the origin, my dictionary does
not say anything about it ;(.

Vsichko hubavo,
U.K.