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
Ancestry of “месечина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | měsęčina | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | měsęcь | moon; month |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “месечина”