Where does “месец” come from?

месец (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic мѣсѧць, from Proto-Slavic měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

месец (Bulgarian): month; the Moon

Definitions

  1. month; the Moon

Ancestry of “месец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмѣсѧцьmoon; month
2Proto-Slavicměsęcьmoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Slavic měsęcь →