Where does “Месечинин” come from?

Месечинин (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian месечина, from Proto-Slavic měsęčina, from Proto-Slavic měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Месечинин (Macedonian): Moon, lunar

Definitions

  1. Moon, lunar

Ancestry of “Месечинин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianмесечинаmoon
2Proto-Slavicměsęčina—
3Proto-Slavicměsęcьmoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Slavic měsęcь →