Where does “pilnmēness” come from?

pilnmēness (Latvian) comes from Latvian pilns, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pílˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

pilnmēness (Latvian): full moon

Definitions

  1. full moon

Ancestry of “pilnmēness”, step by step

pilnmēness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian pilns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpilnsfull; full, complete, whole, entire; full, whole,...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpílˀnasfull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Latvian mēness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmēnessmoon; moon, satellite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pílˀnas →