Where does “maiṡ” come from?

maiṡ (Emilian) comes from Latin mensem, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

maiṡ (Emilian): month

Definitions

  1. month

Ancestry of “maiṡ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmensemaccusative singular of mēnsis
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 Latin mensem →