Where does “mėnraštis” come from?

mėnraštis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian mėnuo, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mėnraštis (Lithuanian): monthly periodical

Definitions

  1. monthly periodical

Ancestry of “mėnraštis”, step by step

mėnraštis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian mėnuo

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

via Lithuanian rastas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianrastaspast passive dalyvis participle of rasti
2Lithuanianrašytito write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Lithuanian mėnuo →