Where does “μείς” come from?

μείς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic méns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

μείς (Ancient Greek): month; visible part of the moon

Definitions

  1. month; visible part of the moon

Ancestry of “μείς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicménsmonth; the visible moon
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “μείς”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic méns →
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