Where does “mēnesi” come from?

mēnesi (Latvian) comes from Latvian mēnesis, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mēnesi (Latvian): vocative singular form of mēness; accusative...

Definitions

  1. vocative singular form of mēness; accusative...

Ancestry of “mēnesi”, step by step

mēnesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian mēnesis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmēnesismonth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Latvian mēness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmēnessmoon; moon, satellite

Words derived from “mēnesi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Latvian mēnesis →