Where does “měsíc” come from?

měsíc (Czech) comes from Old Czech měsiec, from Proto-Slavic měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

měsíc (Czech): moon; month

Definitions

  1. moon; month

Ancestry of “měsíc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechměsiecmoon
2Proto-Slavicměsęcьmoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “měsíc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Slavic měsęcь →