Where does “месечина” come from?

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

месечина (Macedonian): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “месечина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicměsęčina—
2Proto-Slavicměsęcьmoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “месечина”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Slavic měsęcь →