Where does “šomēnes” come from?
šomēnes (Latvian) comes from Latvian mēnesi, from Latvian mēnesis, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
šomēnes (Latvian): this month
Ancestry of “šomēnes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | mēnesi | vocative singular form of mēness; accusative... |
| 2 | Latvian | mēnesis | month |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |