Where does “mēnesis” come from?

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

mēnesis (Latvian): month

Definitions

  1. month

Ancestry of “mēnesis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mēnesis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s