Where does “monata” come from?

monata (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto monato, from German Monat, from Middle High German mānōt, from Old High German mānōd, from Proto-West Germanic mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

monata (Esperanto): monthly

Definitions

  1. monthly

Ancestry of “monata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomonatomonth
2GermanMonatmonth
3Middle High Germanmānōtmonth
4Old High Germanmānōdmonth
5Proto-West Germanicmānōþmonth
6Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →