Where does “полумесечина” come from?
полумесечина (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.
полумесечина (Macedonian): crescent
Ancestry of “полумесечина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | месечина | moon |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | měsęčina | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | měsęcь | moon; month |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |