Where does “mēnesnīca” come from?
mēnesnīca (Latvian) comes from Latvian mēness, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
mēnesnīca (Latvian): moonlight; moon
Ancestry of “mēnesnīca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | mēness | moon; moon, satellite |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |