Where does “месяц” come from?

месяц (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

месяц (Belarusian): month; moon

Definitions

  1. month; moon

Ancestry of “месяц”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicměsęcьmoon; month
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Slavic měsęcь →